U.S. first lady Michelle Obama kicked off her first day of visit in Beijing on Friday (March 21), accompanied by her Chinese counterpart Peng Liyuan.
Obama arrived at Beijing's international airport on Thursday afternoon (March 20) with her mother and two daughters, in a trip aimed at promoting education and cultural exchanges between the world's two giants.
On Friday morning Obama, a Harvard-educated lawyer, and China's charismatic first lady Peng visited Beijing Normal School.
Obama's trip is expected to steer clear of controversial issues such as human rights during the week-long visit to China, but her trip could also help advance a top item on her husband's foreign policy agenda to deepen ties between Washington and Beijing.
After an intial meeting between Peng and Obama, the U.S. first lady operated a robot with Chinese students and she also tried using traditional Chinese brush to write.
