President Obama granted an interview to Chinese weekly Xiang Xi while traveling in Asia and detailed his view of economic and trade relations with the country.
It’s not clear if the interview ran in full or if reports it was censored are accurate, but Obama told the weekly he viewed his trip as a success.
You can read the whole transcript at the White House Web site, but here’s an amusing exchange:
Q I know you love basketball. So do you think you have time to play basketball while you’re being President?
PRESIDENT OBAMA: You know, I do play, not as often as I used to, but I still play maybe once every week or two. And I enjoy going to games, as well. I wish I could have gone to see the Shanghai Sharks, but it wasn’t in my schedule. And I’m looking forward to meeting Yao Ming, who is one of my favorite players.
