Who is this person?!

Based on this Washington Post report:

Even the students who posed questions to Obama were pre-selected, and most appeared to be members of the Chinese Communist Party Youth League. Afterward, some of them, when contacted by a reporter, criticized Obama’s statements about Internet censorship, even while saying they were generally pleased having seen the U.S. president up close.

“I strongly disagree with what Obama said about the Internet firewall,” said Tao Weishuo, a 24-year old postgraduate student from Fudan University. “I think all Chinese people have Internet freedom — we can speak out freely on the Internet about current social affairs.” He said the question to him came from a Web site outside China.

Still, Tao said he was impressed. “I think he is kind and warm,” Tao said.

This report has been widely cited and retweeted among Chinese bloggers. Apparently they do not agree with this student. So who is this person?! Is he just ignorant, or is he saying that because he is asked to?

Of course, that doesn’t mean I believe Americans have the real Internet freedom or other kind of freedom. But generally America is still more free.

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