Posted by Jesse Lee
It was around midnight in Washington, D.C., and early afternoon in Shanghai when the President began an historic town hall in China. Taking tough and straightforward questions from Chinese students, and solicted from across China via the internet, the President discussed everything from Taiwan to the role of women in society to open government. Read through all of the exchanges in the full transcript.
In his extensive and probing opening remarks, the President related America's history, triumphing over tragedy and difficulty, to China's own story: