Caroline Wilson 吴若兰
@CWilson_FCDO
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UK Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China @FCDOGovUK | @ukinchina My Weibo: @英国使馆吴若兰 | Embassy Weibo: @英国驻华使馆 | Embassy WeChat: @英国驻华使馆
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Today we tried to share on weibo 微博 the facts about the Sino-British Joint Declaration on Hong Kong: enduring past 1997; legally binding; registered at the UN. Censored after 30 mins. Even the words of PM Thatcher and President Jiang Zemin too sensitive? Here they are again:
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I stand by my article. No doubt the outgoing Chinese Ambassador to the UK stands by the 170+ pieces he was free to place in mainstream British media.
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Valuable meeting with
@AmbLiuXiaoMing
before heading to Beijing. We can and must work for ambitious UK-China collaboration, on climate, health, trade, engaging on trickier topics too. I look forward to supporting a mature, positive UK-China relationship, in line with UK values.
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Seems like someone doesn’t want my article to be shared 🤔
A critical media plays a positive role as watchdog of government action and protecting those without a voice. My article in Mandarin on why international media criticism of Chinese authorities is not China hating
#defendmediafreedom
@ukinchina
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In Chinese astrology the rabbit 兔 (tù) is associated with peace, prosperity and longevity. I wish us all a peaceful, prosperous and healthy
#YearOfTheRabbit
- one we can all look forward to with hop-timism!
🐇#新春快乐 兔年大吉🏮
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@DiploMog
not sure but they do have fab
@mackiesscotland
haggis crisps. Keep warm with
@aberdeenuni
tartan. Happy
#StAndrewsDay
Palmerston
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Today I joined international partners
@CanadaChine
We stand with Canada on the cases of
#RobertSchellenberg
and
#MichaelSpavor
The UK strongly opposes arbitrary detention and the death penalty.
China must abide by its international commitments and uphold the rule of law
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Loved Emma’s message in Mandarin to her Chinese speaking fans. Think there are huge numbers of them. Including me 😁!
@EmmaRaducanu
you have made us all so massively proud !!
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Today I presented my credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
#Beijing
. It is an honour to serve as UK Ambassador to China at this critical time. As leading members of the global community, the UK and China must continue to work together to develop our partnership.
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A visual representation this National Day holiday in China of just how hot 🇨🇳 is 🌶 🌶 🌶 😃
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Last week I formally presented my credentials, signed by Her Majesty The Queen, to President Xi. I am honoured to serve as the 13th British Ambassador to China and committed to furthering relations between our two countries and people
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I have spoken directly to China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to underline our deep concern over the scenes in Manchester, and the apparent conduct of PRC Consulate staff. I made clear that the right to protest and the freedom of expression in the UK are absolutely fundamental
I’ve ordered the summoning of the Chinese Chargé d'Affaires to demand an explanation for the shocking scenes outside the Chinese Consulate-General in Manchester on Sunday.
Peaceful protest is a fundamental right in 🇬🇧 and the Chinese Government must respect that.
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Tonight we lowered the Union Flag in Beijing to mark the death of The Duke of Edinburgh. HRH The Prince Philip dedicated his life to selfless public duty & supporting HM The Queen. In 1986 they explored China on a 6 day tour, helping to strengthen ties between our two countries
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Thank you 谢谢
@ukinchina
! It was an amazingly special moment 😊
Congratulations to
@CWilson_FCDO
who received her Damehood from The Prince of Wales at an investiture ceremony held at Windsor Castle.
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A rare platform to speak out in 🇨🇳 so I seized it
@Tsinghua_Uni
World Peace Forum. Joined 🇫🇷 🇺🇸 in explaining the threat Russia poses to global order. To disabuse the audience of disinformation re
@NATO
. To call on P5 member China to defend the UN Charter and 🇺🇦 sovereignty
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After a week like this, small gestures mean so much 🙏 谢谢
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26 years after my year at Beijng Normal Uni 北师大, I returned. One of my strictest teachers was waiting ... I think he feels my Chinese should have progressed more in the intervening decades 😲.
And one of China's most famous authors - literary giant Mo Yan.
A moving visit.
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China's Vice President Wang Qishan's visit to the 🇬🇧 Residence to sign the book of condolence for The Late Queen was significant and poignant. Ranking second to President Xi in protocol terms - his visit a sign of the respect that Her Majesty's legacy commands here 🇨🇳 too
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A critical media plays a positive role as watchdog of government action and protecting those without a voice. My article in Mandarin on why international media criticism of Chinese authorities is not China hating
#defendmediafreedom
@ukinchina
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Keeping the 🇬🇧show on the 🇨🇳 road or rather rail
Better: on track ✔
I reckon I've covered > 40 000 km in China since last October (= earth's circumference?!)
Thanks to trains..
And the odd ✈ amd 🚘
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This is a challenging time across China with rising Covid cases and related restrictions. The Embassy and Consulates General will do all we can to support those 🇬🇧 Brits who are vulnerable or need emergency assistance. More details in my video message 👇
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Our late Queen's immense influence and the respect for her in China evident today as Vice President Wang Qishan visited the British residence to offer sincere and heartfelt condolences on behalf of President Xi and the Chinese people.
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My favourite 🇬🇧 view in Beijing so far. Admittedly I am not allowed out to see anything else
#quarantine
#China
but I'm 😊 with this for the time being!
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Wishing China’s new Ambassador to the UK一路平安。 Zheng Zeguang and I agreed on our shared responsibility to promote constructive, productive UK-China relations. Our discussions covered transnational challenges, people to people links, trade and areas of disagreement.
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Shanghai #上海 always inspires reflection on the past. And the future
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It has been horriffic to see such dreadful images of the floods that struck Henan this week. I have written to the Mayor of Zhengzhou, Madam Hou Hong, to express sincere condolences on the terrible loss of life, and the tragedy wrought on the city
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China is mourning Jiang Zemin. Born like Queen Elizabeth II in 1926, the two met in 1986 on Her State Visit. The first Chinese leader to visit the UK, former President Jiang oversaw the return of Hong Kong & China’s entry into WTO. The UK offers its condolences.
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A day of defiance and hope for the future. Standing in solidarity with Ukraine, alongside my fellow Ambassadors in China on the 31st anniversary of the Ukrainian Declaration of Independence
#StandForFreedom
#StandWithUkraine
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Floral tributes and messages of sympathy: "President Xi Jinping and the Government of the People's Republic of China express their deep condolences on the death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom"
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Today I met
@xuyan709
- her husband, human rights lawyer
#YuWensheng
has been detained since January 2018. It is in China's own interests to meet constitutional and international obligations and uphold people's rights
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To China's MFA today, alongside 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇪🇺 counterparts to meet Vice Minister Deng Li following the
@G7
statement. A chance to reiterate that the UK position on Taiwan is unchanged; and underline that China's latest actions are escalatory.
英国和七国集团的盟友们一同致力于维护台湾海峡的和平与稳定。中国决不能试图单方面通过武力或胁迫改变地区现状。我们鼓励各方保持冷静，保持克制。
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Before formal meetings in China it is not uncommon to be invited "to take a rest" in a 休息室，"resting" definitely a more appealing concept than waiting especially with 🍵 绿茶
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❄
🌲🎅🌲
圣诞快乐!
新年如意!
🎄☃️🎄
❄
Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
❄
Happy Christmas from our Heads of Mission across the world! 🌍
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Thank you Simon and to everyone for the warm wishes. Want to pay tribute to amazing colleagues, past and present, who make up a stellar
@FCDOGovUK
For 1st time, with award of DCMG in
#NewYearHonours
to
@CWilson_FCDO
, 🇬🇧 has more Dames than Sirs serving as ambassador:
@BWoodward_UN
🇺🇳,
@KarenPierceUK
🇺🇸,
@SarahMacFCDO
@NATO
, & now Dame Caroline 🇨🇳. Three knights serve in 🇪🇬, 🇪🇺 & 🇹🇷. Congratulations 🎉
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A welcome moment to pause and reflect on a Sunday morning in Beijing
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Trains 🚆 toboggans 🛷 tanks 😲, skates ⛸, chairs 💺 , icycles 🚲 ❄... multiple types of fun on the ice for Beijingers on the last day of the year.... 祝大家新年快乐
#HappyNewYear2023
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Spoke to
@UNHumanRights
Chief
@mbachelet
about her visit to China this week. I stressed the importance of unfettered access to
#Xinjiang
and private conversations with its people. There is no excuse for preventing UN representatives from completing their investigations
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Recalling a visit by the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group 中英联络小组 to Yunnan, late 90s. A reminder this 25th handover anniversary of a time when China was committed to working with us to uphold the 🇬🇧 🇨🇳 Joint Declaration and protect Hong Kong 🇭🇰 people's rights + freedoms
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China is a mega overseas market for
@007
so our pre-release screening attracted the Chinese Government, PLA and a big audience excited to see Commander Bond at work. 🇬🇧 soft power in action. Stunning event thanking
@GREATBritain
@BritChamChina
#NoTimeToDie
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When Queen Elizabeth II visited China in 1986 she planted a 🌳 in the 🇬🇧 Residence garden in Beijing - a legacy to future generations. In the shade of that same tree, it is heartwarming to reflect on the many messages of condolence from across China
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Presenting credentials enables you to fly the flag 🇬🇧 ( literally and metaphorically). Driver Zhang (last seen in hazmat) taking no chances...!!
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when mao
猫 🐱
unexpectedly turns up for dinner at the Residence ...
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A profound grief and sense of loss felt searingly in China this morning as we too mourn the loss of our beloved Queen, Her Majesty The Queen.
We in
@ukinchina
extend our deepest condolences to The King and the Royal Family.
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The Vice President & I reflected on the Queen’s long reign. The PRC was less than 3 years old when She ascended the throne. And a poignant moment in the Residence garden as I showed him the magnolia tree planted by Her Majesty on Her 1986 visit to China; a symbol of longevity.
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Beijing proving today that golden and squally storms can go together #北京秋天 🍂
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Joyful news today but not before time. Over the last 1000 days the UK 🇬🇧 stood alongside Canada 🇨🇦 in seeking to attend the trials of
#MichaelKovrig
and
#MichaelSpavor
as well as raising their cases through diplomatic channels
@FCDOGovUK
@ukinchina
Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are on their way home and thanked the diplomatic and other Canadian officials who have been tireless over the past two and a half years to secure the return of these two Canadians.
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Overwhelmed by all your lovely messages and kind wishes. Thank you everybody 谢谢大家
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A very clear message at Kunming from HRH The Prince of Wales on our critical interconnected relationship with nature: When we protect land and ocean we protect ourselves. Time is not on our side; we MUST make
#COP15
and
#COP26
the game-changers the world needs
@ClarenceHouse
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牛气冲天!🐂
#HappyChineseNewYear
#恭喜发财 #牛年大吉 and let us see hope 🐂 brings positive change 扭转 or 牛转乾坤!
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With my wonderful colleagues. For non Chinese speakers, note that ox in Chinese is 牛 pronounced niu, hence what you might have thought the odd pronunciation of Happy 牛🐂 Year !
British Ambassador to China,
@CWilson_FCDO
and Consul-Generals in China wish you a
#HappyChineseNewYear
#新春快乐 🏮🏮🧨🧨
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Imminent ending of quarantine for international arrivals into China like the end of a bygone era ... 😃
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I know this is a challenging and stressful time for those living and working in 🇨🇳. Many are facing Covid-related lockdowns and restrictions. 🇬🇧 citizens in need of urgent Consular assistance can call +86 (0) 10 8529 6600 open 24/7. Please do follow us on WeChat @ UK Consular
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A compelling Peking opera 京剧 this evening: outstanding performers and a jolly good story. About an official who dared to tell the emperor the truth. Guaranteed a rapturous reception。I might be becoming a 京剧票友
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Tonight we hosted the launch of
@fcccchina
annual media freedom report. The 🇬🇧 is committed to protecting the rights and safety of journalists worldwide. We urge China to ensure journalists can work without harassment, intimidation & the threat of detention or expulsion
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When diplomacy and speaking the language are not enough to "bridge". With a table as vast as this - you need a real bridge!
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I'd like to thank the Great Wall for giving my wonderful senior team from across China some space to think and gain fresh perspectives away from the pressures of the office 🙏 谢谢长城
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Extremely proud of brilliant team
@ukinchina
for delivering the Foreign Secretary's visit to China
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What a week. Intense official talks, new cities, multiple events. And even time to recharge (an electric car😆 )
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Thanks 谢谢 Christina - thrilled to be here and I look forward to emerging in a fortnight ... impressively scrupulous procedures to enter China. Professional personnel. Almost didn't recognise Driver Zhang in those blue gaiters....
Great to welcome - at a very safe distance and both masked up - our new Ambassador
@CWilson_FCDO
as she starts her fortnight’s quarantine. Welcome (back) to China!
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British and Italian soldiers united again in the Dolomites, centenary of WWI campaign Pasubio
#RoyalVisitItaly
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Amidst all the diplomatic business and busyness of the past year, a few tranquil moments ...
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Rather like my Latvian name (thanks to Latvian TV) ... perhaps, as Europe Director, and in the interest of strengthening ties with the 🇬🇧, I should acquire one in each European language ....
#ValueLanguages
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Chinese phrase of the day "honorable even in defeat" 虽败犹荣
And thanks to the lovely Chinese fans 球迷 in Guiyang who watched the match with us through the night and shared this wisdom
#ThreeLions
#EnglandvsItaly
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Some of our great Ambassadors in Europe - those in the brightest jackets (and trousers!)
#WomenInDiplomacy
#WomenInLeadership
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First time to attend a big diplomatic National Day reception in Beijing and what a splendid one ... 🌸 at 🇯🇵 in 🇨🇳 garden. Good to see so many diplomatic colleagues as well as Chinese guests all in one place.
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This morning in
#Beijing
we held a
#RemembranceSunday
service and laid wreaths in memory of all those who have died in defence of our freedom
#NeverForgotten
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An extraordinarily humbling moment
As you explain your job as trying to ensure what happened before never happens again
And he reaches out his hand
#DDay75
#WWII
#FoundersDay
@RHChelsea
#ChelseaPensioners
#veterans
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On national TV in China this week, speaking to Phoenix Television about the Queen's life and legacy – and how moving it was to see the floral tributes at the British Residence in Beijing by members of the public
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Again with English subtitles so non-Chinese speakers don't miss out (too much). Always better in the original, especially where Chinese proverbs about 🐂 oxen are concerned!
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And this emains the only stamp in my passport! I pay tribute to fantastic colleagues who have gone mucb longer without returning home 🇬🇧 to see family and friends ( 3 week quarantine on return to 🇨🇳 and no flights in case you are wondering why!)
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Rich Romanian traditions as well as warmth, depth, longevity of UK Romania ties all on show during
#royalvisitromania
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A beautiful morning in Beijing to conduct
@ukinchina
#RemembranceSunday
service. Very moving to see military representation from so many countries saluting
#LestWeForget
@PoppyLegion
#RemembranceDay2021
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Changsha capital of Hunan province, populations approx = London and 🇬🇧 respectively, GDP >Poland, food 🌶 🌶 🌶 >anywhere, crayfish cuter (unsure about 🦞 pillow though) and ancient bronzes more impressive
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Clearing clouds, a ray of sunlight, a gust of wind in Beijing ..... as we continue to mourn from afar the passing of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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Our proud piper (from Beijing, in Chinese tartan) , played Highland Cathedral and piped us in beautifully
#RemembranceDay2020
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Proud to meet highly professional 🇬🇧 troops
@BritishArmy
patrolling the buffer zone
#Cyprus
#UNFICYP
Still a very necessary task it would seem. Hopefully one day it will not be ...
@DefenceOps
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6 goals 😃 for visit to Sichuan 1) to get there ✔ 2) to get back ✔ at this tough covid time 3) to meet Provincial ✔ 4) Chengdu City government✔ - enthusiasm for trade, tourism, people ties with 🇬🇧 (once 🇨🇳 opens up ...) 1/2
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As we opened our book of condolence in Beijing today, it has been truly moving to witness the messages of sympathy and admiration across China for our late Queen. The first British monarch to visit China in 1986 - she became a hugely influential and respected figure.
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Today I met Vice Minister Qin Gang to take forward the UK’s agenda with China, including addressing transnational challenges such as health, the environment and girls education. Global recovery from the pandemic needs ambition from every side.
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Managed to get to Shanghai ✔
Substantive meeting with Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng ✔
Lots to discuss including
➡️ importance of media freedom, treatment of journalists
➡️challenges and opportunities for 🇬🇧 business
➡️🇬🇧 🇨🇳 exchanges, culture, + more London / Shanghai ✈
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that was fun!
#GlobalMile2021
China blew away loads of cobwebs after another - shall we say stimulating - Beijing week ... 🥞 + conversation afterwards was good too 😊! Big thanks
@e_hodson
and >100 in
@ukinchina
team for making it a great
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2021
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Great to see one of
@EarthshotPrize
finalists is the Blue Map App - China’s first environmental database enabling citizens to hold polluters to account. That is 😎 cool
#ClimateAction
#COP26
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View from Cheung Kong over, or should I say transcending, Hong Kong Chief Executive residence Government House
http://t.co/xE4UEGZd9c
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COP26 is one of my top priorities so fitting to meet early with the elder statesman of China's climate policy Xie Zhenhua. A full discussion; an ambitious agenda
#COP26
#COP15
#TogetherForOurPlanet
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Interviewed by China's Phoenix TV following the Foreign Secretary's visit. A chance to restate the message: 🇬🇧🇨🇳relations are complex. Whilst we have significant disagreements, we also need a pragmatic, functioning relationship.
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The right day to host Women in Leadership workshop with UN Women and Lean In China to encourage female professionals to
#ChooseToChallenge
at work. Even more vital we redouble efforts, with the pandemic reversing progress in gender equality
#IWD2021
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Today's match between 🏴 and 🇨🇳 will be a huge moment of inspiration for millions of women in both countries. A chance to break the bias against women in sports.
Come on
@Lionesses
! And as they say in China – 加油 to both teams!
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I was honoured today to host a virtual Q&A with Dr. Jane Goodall as part of our final public event in China before
#COP26
Her life-long passion to fight climate change and protect biodiversity is an inspiration to everyone
#ClimateAction
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Pleased to welcome
@JamesCleverly
to 🇨🇳 today. A chance for the Foreign Secretary to raise the UK's profound concerns on human rights in China. Also a moment to recognise that no significant global problem can be solved without China. 🇬🇧&🇨🇳 must engage.
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To mark The Queen’s 95th birthday,
@ukinchina
has organised a series of events across China in honour of Her Majesty. Today I hosted celebrations in Beijing alongside Chinese Vice Minister Qin Gang and other senior diplomats
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Got to get used to shaking hands again, big events and meeting 100s of people in one go ....
#diplomacy
#China
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Substantive introductory discussions with two Vice Foreign Ministers on a full agenda including climate, COVID, global economic recovery, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, people to people relations and trade and investment
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Reminded how sport can bring people together. Met inspiring sporting icons in Shanghai with 🇬🇧 connections including ex-EPL & 🇨🇳 ⚽️ captain Fan Zhiyi; China's 1st F1 driver Zhou Guanyu & Olympian sailor ⛵ Xu Lijia. Good to see sports industries collaborating ⚽️🥎🏈🎾🥅⛳🚴♂️
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