Good answer, but not as fluent as I expect.

RUI CHENGGANG: Rui Chenggang of China Central Television. It seems the world leaders have been talking about increasing the voice and voting rights of developing countries. I would like to ask two questions instead of just one. First one, on behalf of China…

OBAMA: I may choose which one I want to answer.

(LAUGHTER)

RUI CHENGGANG: of course.

OBAMA: That’s always the danger of asking two questions.

RUI CHENGGANG: First one, you’ve had a very fruitful meeting with our President. And during the Clinton administration, U.S.-China relationship was characterized, in Clinton’s words, “strategic, constructive partnership.” During the Bush era it was — the catchphrase, quote, unquote, “stakeholder.” The Bush administration expects China to — to become a responsible stakeholder in international affairs. Have you come up with a catchphrase of your own? And, certainly, it is not the G-2, is it?

And my second question is, on behalf of the world, politics is very local, even though we’ve been talking about global solution, as indicated by your recent preference over American journalists and British, which is OK. (Laughter.) How can you make sure that you will do whatever you can, so that that bad local politics will not trump or negatively affect good international economics?

Thank you, Mr. President.

OBAMA: Well, those — those are excellent questions. On — on the first question, your American counterparts will tell you I’m terrible with those little catchphrases and sound bites. So I haven’t come up with anything catchy yet, but if you have any suggestions, let me know. (LAUGHTER) I’ll be happy to use them.

In terms of local politics, look, I’m the President of the United States. I’m not the President of China, I’m not the President of Japan, I’m not the President of the other participants here. And so I have a direct responsibility to my constituents to make their lives better. That’s why they put me in there. That accounts for some of the questions here, about how concretely does me being here help them find a job, pay for their home, send their kids to college, live what we call the American Dream. And I will be judged by my effectiveness in meeting their needs and concerns.