US president Obama visits Shanghai

As Barack Obama begins his first tour of China, a busy schedule awaits the President in the country's largest city and economic hub.

U.S. President Barack Obama(L) meets with Yu Zhengsheng, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, at the Xijiao State Guest House in Shanghai, Nov. 16, 2009.(Xinhua/Zhang Ming)

On Monday morning, Obama met with Shanghai Party chief, Yu Zhengsheng. In just under an hour from now, Obama is scheduled to deliver a 15-minute speech at Tongji University. He will also field questions from Chinese students. Obama will arrive in Beijing on Monday afternoon.

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