China: Our First Lady Is More Stylish
Looking at the photo, I’d have to agree: What was Michelle Obama thinking? The Chinese media are crowing that in this Battle of the First Ladies their candidate, Peng Liyuan, is clearly the more stylish. Mrs. Obama’s visit with her two daughters (some kids go to a basketball tournament for spring break; Malia and Sasha go to Beijing) is unusual because she is being hosted by the wife of China’s leader. These women have in recent years taken a more discreet public role. As one Chinese official commented, ‘The last high-profile politician’s wife we had was Madame Mao. And that did not turn out so well.’ For all of you uneducated LW readers: Jiang Qing, Chairman Mao’s fourth wife, was sentenced to death for her crimes during the Cultural Revolution.
