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US President Barack Obama has told China that individual rights and freedoms should be available to all.本科
He told an audience of Chinese students that certain freedoms were universal and not just limited to Americans.
Speaking at a question-and-answer session in Shanghai, Mr Obama added that China and the US were not destined to be adversaries.
Later, he met Chinese President Hu Jintao for dinner in Beijing ahead of a summit on Tuesday.
Mr Obama's visit has received minimal coverage in the Chinese media, with his arrival in Beijing mentioned in a report 25 minutes into state TV's evening news programme.
The Shanghai meeting was not mentioned in the bulletin, although it was carried live on local Shanghai TV and streamed on two national internet portals.
Freedom of expression
In his speech at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, the US president praised China's efforts in lifting millions of people out of poverty, saying it was "unparalleled" in human history.
But the BBC's Michael Bristow in Beijing says Mr Obama also made comments that his hosts would have been less pleased to hear.
"We do not seek to impose any system of government on any other nation, but wealso don't believe that the principles we stand for are unique to our nation," he said.
"These freedoms of expression and worship, of access to information and political participation - we believe are universal rights."
China is an authoritarian country in which there are no elections for the country's national leaders.
Media outlets and the internet are heavily censored, and those who speak out against the government are often imprisoned.
Mr Obama added: "They should be available to all people, including ethnic and religious minorities, whether they are in the United States, China or any nation."
Chinese views on Obama's visit
After his main speech, he addressed the issue again in a question and answer session with Chinese students - many of whom spoke English.
Mr Obama said freedom of information - including open access to the internet - was important.
"That makes our democracy stronger because it forces me to hear opinions that I don't want to hear - it forces me to examine what I'm doing," he said.
He said the internet was a powerful tool to mobilise people and had helped him win the presidency last year.
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