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Just how popular was Michelle Obamas visit to China?
By Katie Zezima
March 27 at 4:40 pm
According to a tally by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, photos, videos and stories about Michelle Obama's visit to China garnered more than 1 billion page views.
Yes, that's billion with a B.
U.S. first lady Michelle Obama shares a light moment with her daughters Malia, front, and Sasha as they visit the Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China in Beijing Sunday, March 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
It's probably not too far-fetched of a notion, according to Cheng Li, director of the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution.
"This is really Michelle fever in China," he said.
The embassy did not return a request for more information on how they tallied the number. It's unclear whether the number came from page views on the embassy's Web site or other sources, and whether the visitors to those pages were from China or other countries. China has a population of 1.35 billion.
Cheng said Obama and her family -- her mother, Marian Robinson, and daughters, Malia and Sasha, traveled with her -- showed respect for Chinese traditions and deftly weaved in diplomacy with lighter moments in a way that made the Chinese want to see what she was doing and where she was going.
"Chinese do not only see this leader to leader. They see it family to family and in a broader context the respect of the two great countries," he said. "This is why people got so excited."
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Just how popular was Michelle Obama’s visit to China? (Original Post)
babylonsister
Mar 2014
OP
Great news. I hope we develop really good relations with China. Don't want anyone to end up going
okaawhatever
Mar 2014
#5
BeyondGeography
(39,367 posts)1. Cheerleader
babylonsister
(171,050 posts)4. Yes. I. Am.
She's a grand emissary for us.
Cha
(297,076 posts)8. Now where's my blue
pompoms?
Squinch
(50,935 posts)2. Beautiful photo!
sheshe2
(83,715 posts)3. ...
okaawhatever
(9,461 posts)5. Great news. I hope we develop really good relations with China. Don't want anyone to end up going
to war over the South China Sea.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)6. Nice!
Cha
(297,076 posts)7. Yeah, out the real world it was a great success! mahalo babylonsistah!