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Yuan—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Mar 22, 2014 10:35 PM UTC Accompanied by her two daughters and mother, Michelle Obama visited China and met with the country’s president and his wife. See the different outfits that the first lady wore during her stay.  Michelle Obama, her daughters Sasha and Malia, and Michelle Obama's mother Marian Robinson exit their plane upon arrival at Beijing's Capital International Airport on March 20, 2014. Alexander F. Yuan—AFP/Getty Images  Obama, in a stunning red dress and matching shoes, greets Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Diaoyutai State guest house in Beijing, March 21, 2014. Andy Wong—AP  Sporting an eclectic top, Obama plays table tennis during her visit to the Beijing Normal School, a school that prepares students to attend university abroad, March 21, 2014 in Beijing. Andy Wong—Pool/Getty Images  The First Lady, in a multi-toned dress, during a speech at Peking University in Beijing, March 22, 2014. Petar Kujundzic—Reuters  Wearing flared trousers and a patterned top, the First Lady speaks to a group of students from Chicago during her visit to the Summer Palace in Beijing on March 22, 2014. Wang Zhao—AFP/Getty Images  First Lady Michelle Obama jumps rope with Chinese schoolchildren during her visit to the Xi'an City Wall on March 24, 2014 in Xi'an, China. Feng Li—Getty Images  US First Lady Michelle Obama performs "tai chi" with students from the Chengdu No7 High School in Chengdu in China's southwest Sichuan province on March 25, 2014. Peter Parks—AFP/Getty Images  U.S. first lady Michelle Obama waves before departing Chengdu Airport in southwest China's Sichuan province Wednesday, March 26, 2014. 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