Michelle Obama talks about the importance of academic exchanges between China and the US at Peking University on March 22. [Photo by Wang Jing/China Daily]

Obama met students of three middle schools in three cities and college students from the Peking University.

Addressing Chinese and American students at Peking University she talked of the importance of academic exchanges between China and the US.

"Studying abroad isn't just a fun way to spend a semester; it is quickly becoming the key to success in our global economy," she said in a speech at Peking University on March 22.

Young people of China and the US living and studying in each other's countries would help dispel stereotypes and misconceptions, she said.

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