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"I am more concerned about economic issues. All along, the United States is the world's liberal economic model to learn from. Many countries saw, the United States as the 'teacher.' But with the financial crisis, many people have asked, and now 'teacher' is a problem, we "students" how to do this? Can you talk about economies from the point of view of developing countries?"

"Many people think that the dollar in the international monetary system is in a position of hegemony. For other countries the existing system is unfair. With the United States as the largest vested interests, will not the future of the international financial system face increased obstacles to reform?"

"Your country always complains about the trade imbalance with us. Then why don't you lift the embargo of high technology products on us? We can make all low tech goods. So tell me why and what we should buy from you?"

There were also questions about Obama's personal life and some comments wishing President Obama well and hoping for good relations between China and the US.

Besides the request for questions, the US Embassy organized ahead of Obama's visit a live exchange of questions and answers between a dozen or so well known Chinese bloggers and the US diplomatic mission in China. The character of the questions asked by the bloggers seemed somewhat different from the character expressed in the questions like those above which appeared in English translation online.

Some of the bloggers showed concern about the efforts by the government of China to supervise the content available on the internet. One asked "whether Obama will update his Twitter and Facebook as usual while in China?" That appeared as his way to point out that Twitter and Facebook access is sometimes blocked in China.

Many of the other questions were also serious. For example, Peking University journalism professor and author Yong Hu asked what the US saw as common values between China and the US.

Rao Jin, founder of the Anti-CNN website that scrutinizes China coverage in foreign media and exposes distortions, commented that the youth in China better understand the West than the youth in the US understand China. He asked if President Obama would be able to promote more exchanges between Chinese and American young people.

He also broadened the criticism of media control by commenting that with the CIA's increased special powers, he was worried:

"I am concerned. I am a user of Gmail, Facebook and Twitter, which many people around the world use. The CIA can use special means to enter those services and obtain personal information. How can users like us be guaranteed that our personal data are secure? Also, I know that the USA has enacted certain laws to monitor the personal email information. Will the Internet control and filtering in the name of anti-terrorism violate the human rights and personal privacy of all users?"

Thousands of netizens in China commenting on a political event is not unusual. There are over 350 million internet users in China and that number is steadily increasing. More than 100 million of these net users come online for public rather than simply for personal and entertainment purposes. They regularly read and post comments and questions in online forums. Among these are netizens who act as watchdogs over the Chinese government and society.

Every year since 2003, there has been dozens of national netizen commotions around social and political issues, sometimes exposing fraud or corruption or questioning government actions or explanations, sometimes discussing foreign events like disruption of the Olympic touch relay. They have become a normal aspect of Chinese society.

By the example of their questions to US President Obama for his visit to China, netizens in China have applied their social concern and added a new input mechanism for foreign policy consideration.

Notes:
(1)For example: Fool's Mountain and EastSouthWestNorth
(2) See for example, "Chinese Netizen Questions For Obama During His Visit" by Python at China Smack

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