Barack copies town-hall style to Shanghai

Town-hall style meetings helped Barack Obama win the hearts of US youths, and he is copying that success in China, experts said.

Niu Xinchun, an expert from the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, said Obama aims to "publicize American culture and ideals through his speech to the young generation in China".

"US presidents coming to China almost talk about the same things," Niu said.