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US President Obama will arrive in Shanghai on Sunday to start his four-day visit in China. The meeting between Hu and Obama will not likely solve all major problems on this planet at once but many people still hold high hopes that the meeting will promote mutual understanding between the two countries. Obama’s schedule includes a Q&A session with young Chinese in Shanghai on Monday and some Chinese websites are calling Chinese netizens to give their questions. Some English websites translated a few of them and the following are what I find interesting.Dear President Obama, if you are reading this blog, please  don’t feel pissed off by Chinese people’s frankness, and take these questions with a spoonful of soy sauce















Questions from People.com.cn:

有点另类：
I want to ask President Obama, how do you deserve the Nobel Prize? —– Please be honest!

上海老绍兴

Is America becoming a Socialist society?

形变量虚空非无

If exchange rate caused trade imbalance, then Korean won and Australian dollar should be depreciated since the two countries had trade surplus for a long time. Based on this, I want to know, as US President why don’t you think more about how much US plundered from the world’s laboring people with depreciation of its dollar? Even with appreciated Chinese RMB we can’t buy Unocal!
American soldiers are not welcome in Afghanistan so why are you still there killing their civilians? Why are you going there to ‘provoke’ them to become human bombs? Right, it’s your anti-terrorism business but it’s innocent civilians who died. Before you were there, they had a better life.
Facing a united European Union with rival power in military, technology, economy and its superior culture, what’s your idea? Chinese Hong Kong will probably introduce EU dollars to its financial system. What do you think?
Have you read the Chinese classical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms? Do you know how Sima Yi and his two sons won in the final? If you wish that European countries follow you to have a trade war with China, many Chinese foresee that the history will repeat itself. What do you think?

东海防卫

Mr. President [The commenter used 总桶 instead of 总统 for sarcasm], you just signed the tariff on Chinese tires and started a trade war against us. Don’t you think this is not the right time to visit?

形变量虚空非无

Have you eaten yet? [A common Chinese greeting]

xwzzrc0911

What is your ideal image of Sino-American relations?

Questions from Huanqiu.com:

yulu943115783

Obama, your mom is calling you to stop protectionism and go home to eat! [a recent internet meme]

一叶浮萍草

Obama, for your soldiers and all the peace-loving people around the globe, please stop your invasion of the world!

baiqiuen2008

Don’t interfere in our internal affairs ~~ take care of your country’s own business ~~

炼狱兽

What instructions have you got from your Wall-street bosses? What do they think that the financial crisis didn’t weigh us down?

薇卡

How can you sleep on America’s high unemployment rate?

Questions from News.cn: (more than 2000 so far)
鱼米之乡

Why is the United States always conducting spy activities around China? I want to ask Mr. President, is it OK for the PLA to spy near American border?

汉风石韵

Japan’s Prime Minister proposed a East Asian Community. Does the US want to join?

静坐思

America always advocates itself as a model of free trade. So, are the protectionist measures that your country conducted a betrayal of what you aired? How do you explain it?

香香栗子

Your country always complain about the trade imbalance with us. Then why don’t you lift the embargo of high technology products on us? We can make all low tech goods so tell me why/what we should buy from you?

香槟伯爵

If someday Hawaii wants to separate from America, will your government and people support it? If one country uses the excuse of helping Hawaii to protect its people to sell them weapons, in order to keep balance between Hawaii and US, will you still support the ‘friendly’ relationship with that country?

心中有爱

Almost every US president waged a war, will you do that during your term of office?

~大黄蜂~

It was proven that Iraq did not have WMD, can you represent the US government in apologizing to the Iraqi people and make war reparations？

重型空优

What do you want to sell in China and what are you going to grab back? [Python: This is a direct one ]

黑白相间是熊猫！

Mr. Obama, I want to congratulate you on the Nobel Prize. Please answer me, how much has the great victory of the American army in Iraq and Afghanistan helped in winning you the prize?

环球时报环球网友

Mr.President, what did you think when Chicago was kicked out of the bid for the 2016 Olympic Games in the first round?

弹指一笑

What do you think is the biggest common interest between the two countries?

环球时报环球网友

What do you think of the integration process of Europe? What character does your country want to play in the process?

请总统拍电影

Howdy Mr. President! My name is Guo Jianwei and I’m planning to produce a movie. The principal character will be a president so can you come play it? I believe you will win an Oscar. Best wishes to Sino-American relationship!

乌龟大师

Mr. President, I’m a Chinese businessman and I have to go to the United States frequently on business trips. However I often have to wait a long time at the US embassy and sometimes I am rejected for a visa. Can you take care of the problem?

水上行风

Chinese people have a saying, “With a good wife, you will have half [of life's] happiness”. Every successful man has a excellent women behind him, what do you think about your wife? Tell us some stories about your wife.

XSQ

What is the American people’s attitude towards China’s rapid rising? Do you think it is more about opportunities or challenges? What will America’s strategy be after China becomes a global superpower?

孙世恩

Dear Mr. Obama, can you tell me what’s your belief? What do you think is the meaning of happiness? If it’s convenient, can you come to my wedding? Thank you! Wish you have a good trip in China.

木子李

Hi Mr. President! Have you received my mail/email? I sincerely wish you every success in visiting our country! Hope one day you will come to Sichuan. I wish you have a good journey!


By Python, a netizen

rosal

I suppose Hu and company will treat Obama for a 10 course Banquet, followed by a tour of a great wall, and then a colorful Q&A session where he will be asked why Obama’s dog is named ‘Bo.’ And then he will come back to the states and says that we are great friends with China while next week Hillary will complain about China’s Human rights record.

wendyskricklk

“Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
It is very easy to complain about the problems of this planet, but what have YOU done to improve the situation?
What have you accomplished?

JasonDudaman

Unlike the USA, Chinese netizens find Obama’s idea to hold a question and answer session to be a superficially deceptive way of self promotion, relying on the fact that people will either be too overwhelmed by his presence or sheepish to ask questions of any real value. Unfortunately, at least I hope, Obama won’t get away with it.I assure you that if the CPC would hold a similar event in the United States, people would not shy from asking similar questions challenging the very integrity of the government system, and the non-existant human rights problems that the United States have amplified in the media. In that alternate situation, I doubt that hypocrites like “Michael Deusa” would still say that those questions ‘deserve no answer’. In fact most of the world would agree that American citizens are the most self righteous, rude and judgmental of the affairs of other countries.