Luke Warmwater Wrote:
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> First lady Michelle Obama, her two daughters,
> Malia and Sasha, and her mother touched down
> Thursday in China for what’s being touted as a
> weeklong feel-good tourist event.
>
> Mrs. Obama is supposed to use her visit for soft
> diplomacy only, and shy from the more
> controversial topics that plague U.S.-China
> relations, namely human rights and economics.
>
> The nature of her visit is really
> quite different,” deputy national security
> adviser Ben Rhodes told reporters ahead of the
> trip. “What the first lady really brings is the
> power of her own story, the power of American
> values.
>
> The White House also announced that Mrs. Obama
> wouldn’t field any questions from journalists
> she encountered in Beijing.
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