WestVirginiaRebel Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Reuters:U.S. President Barack Obama's nine-year-old daughter, Sasha, wanted to test her developing Chinese skills this week while Hu Jintao was in town.Just whom did she want to practice them with?The Chinese president himself, according to a White House official who recounted the story on Thursday after a formal state dinner the previous night."The president pointed out last night at the state dinner that his daughter, Sasha, is a very young girl but her class is studying Chinese," Ben Rhodes, a White House deputy national security adviser, told a video conference with Chinese bloggers."She's under 10 years old and they're studying Chinese, and she wanted to have the chance to practice her Chinese with President Hu."Sasha attended Hu's welcoming ceremony on the White House lawn on Wednesday morning with friends and could be seen waving a Chinese flag excitedly as her father and Hu walked around the grounds.________Practicing for adulthood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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