As President Obama spoke in Shanghai to four hundred-plus Chinese youth, many thousands more young (and not so young) people throughout China attended the event virtually in classrooms, coffee houses, living rooms, and at “watch parties” organized by the U.S. Embassy and Consulates. Some events were hosted by Fulbright professors or Chinese exchange program alumni who had taught or studied in the U.S. Others were organized by Embassy or Consulate contacts. The vast majority, however, were simply groups of interested Chinese citizens and netizens who tuned in on their own.