PHOTOS: President Obama in Asia
Chinese President
The president takes part in a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)
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Obama makes remarks at the Shanghai museum. Among students, shopkeepers and Internet users, the president’s visit to Shanghai has been one of the most anticipated by a foreign leader to China in recent years. “I have a very good impression of Obama,” said Shanghai resident Jiang Heting, 21. “Even though I’ve read that some Americans disapprove of how he’s handling the economic crisis, I still like him very much.” (Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images)
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The meeting was an unusual exercise in U.S.-style participatory democracy for China. It would be unheard of for Chinese students to speak with their own president,
Air Force One, carrying
A worker hoists the American flag alongside a Chinese flag on Tiananmen Square ahead of the visit from Obama. (Peter Parks / AFP / Getty Images)
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