US president impresses young Chinese

Amid piles of paperwork in his simple office on the outskirts of Beijing, a 28-year-old public welfare lawyer pauses to say his job is special because he feels a kinship with the most powerful man in the United States.

"I am young, passionate and dedicated to helping the poor of the community with my knowledge," said Li Songchen, who represents migrant workers at the Beijing Zhicheng Law Firm.

"Barack Obama at my age was doing the same thing."