
FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2014 file-pool photoFirst lady Michelle Obama speaks in Miami. Michelle Obama plans a weeklong solo visit to China this month that includes meetings with China’s first lady and high school and university students. It will be her first visit ever to the Asian economic powerhouse. In an announcement Monday on the White House blog, the first lady says a China visit is important because it is the most populous country in the world, with more than 1.3 billion people, and plays an important role on the world stage. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach, File)
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