• US first lady Michelle Obama told Chinese professors, students and parents on Sunday that she wouldn’t have risen to where she was if her parents hadn’t pushed for her to get a good education. Feng Li / Getty Images March 24
    US first lady Michelle Obama told Chinese professors, students and parents on Sunday that she wouldn’t have risen to where she was if her parents hadn’t pushed for her to get a good education. Feng Li / Getty Images March 24
  • Mrs Obama made her comments before hosting a discussion about education on the third day of a week-long visit to the country aimed at promoting educational exchanges between the US and China. Petar Kujundzic / Reuters March 24
    Mrs Obama made her comments before hosting a discussion about education on the third day of a week-long visit to the country aimed at promoting educational exchanges between the US and China. Petar Kujundzic / Reuters March 24
  • Mrs Obama with her daughters Malia Obama, right and Sasha Obama, centre, and mother Marian Robinson visit Museum of Terracotta Warriors. “Education is an important focus for me. It’s personal,” Mrs Obama said. Feng Li / Getty Images March 24
    Mrs Obama with her daughters Malia Obama, right and Sasha Obama, centre, and mother Marian Robinson visit Museum of Terracotta Warriors. “Education is an important focus for me. It’s personal,” Mrs Obama said. Feng Li / Getty Images March 24
  • “I wouldn’t be where I am today without my parents investing and pushing me to get a good education,” the first lady said. Alexander F Yuan / AP Photo March 24
    “I wouldn’t be where I am today without my parents investing and pushing me to get a good education,” the first lady said. Alexander F Yuan / AP Photo March 24
  • She said she and her husband wanted as many young people as possible in the United States and the world to have access to education. Feng Li / Getty Images March 24
    She said she and her husband wanted as many young people as possible in the United States and the world to have access to education. Feng Li / Getty Images March 24

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In pictures: Michelle Obama’s educational visit to China

Rob Gurdebeke

March 24, 2014

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US first lady Michelle Obama told Chinese professors, students and parents on Sunday that she wouldn’t have risen to where she was if her parents hadn’t pushed for her to get a good education.

Mrs Obama made her comments before hosting a discussion about education on the third day of a week-long visit to the country aimed at promoting educational exchanges between the US and China. She also walked a section of the Great Wall with her two daughters.

“Education is an important focus for me. It’s personal, because I wouldn’t be where I am today without my parents investing and pushing me to get a good education,” the first lady said. “My parents were not educated themselves, but one of the things they understood was that my brother and I needed that foundation.”

* Associated Press

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