日批在线视频_内射毛片内射国产夫妻_亚洲三级小视频_在线观看亚洲大片短视频_女性向h片资源在线观看_亚洲最大网

中文USEUROPEAFRICAASIA
China-Europe Relations

More than mere diplomacy can boost Sino-British friendship

By Cecily Liu ( China Daily ) Updated: 2013-12-12 08:16:30

It's been a while since I visited parents in China, and this time I noticed something different when I went to apply for my Chinese visa, because I have taken up foreign citizenship.

I turned up 15 minutes before the visa center opened, expecting to get the first number. But there were quite a few people there ahead of me.

I sat down and waited as more people streamed in. There were old couples with gray hair, students carrying big backpacks, parents holding their children's hands and professionals in business suits.

Five years ago, if I had walked into the center during a busy time, I would have been called up soon. But not anymore - the center has gradually become crowded. Two years ago, it moved to much larger offices in the heart of London's financial district.

One reason is the massive growth in the number of British citizens who want to visit China for educational or cultural exchanges, for business or for personal reasons.

More than mere diplomacy can boost Sino-British friendship

Curious to find out more, I sat down beside a British man, who seemed to be in his 80s, and started a conversation.

The man, whose name is Bill, told me that he first went to Hong Hong in 1949 as a young soldier. There, he met a Chinese friend with whom he kept in touch for years.

Now the friend has died and his family, living in Shanghai, invited Bill to visit them for six weeks.

This heartwarming story of friendship was an antidote to criticism of China that I had been reading recently in British newspapers.

"Bill, there seems to be so much fear in the press about the Chinese wanting to invest in a nuclear power station and high-speed train system in this country. Why are people scared of China?" I asked.

Bill laughed, seeming more amused than offended. "That's because they see China as fast-growing and powerful and don't know what to make of it. But when I speak to my friend and his family, we get on fine as human beings," he said.

British Prime Minister David Cameron visited China last week with a delegation of more than 100 business leaders. But it is also worth noting that an estimated 570,000 British citizens travel to China each year. Their sincere and open communication is at least as important as official diplomacy in building friendships.

Sitting in the center, watching people of all ages and ethnic backgrounds, I felt this process is well under way.

Contact the writer at cecily.liu@chinadaily.com.cn

(China Daily 12/12/2013 page10)

Related Stories
...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 激情文学综合网 | 欧美大喷水吹潮合集在线观看 | 老地方在线观看免费动漫 | 中文字幕avav | 成人片在线播放 | 欧美一区二区在线播放 | 天天干天天操天天操 | 一夜七次郎在线视频 | wwwxxx日韩| 人人搞人人插 | 国产激情在线 | 中文字幕av久久爽av | 欧美视频一区二区在线观看 | 国产精品久久久久久久久久久久午夜片 | 免费在线看黄网站 | 特黄特色大片bbbb | 人人97| 中文在线中文资源 | 性欧美18一19性猛交 | 一区二区三区一级片 | 色婷婷亚洲综合 | 久久机热 | 精品无码久久久久久国产 | 9l视频自拍蝌蚪9l成人开放 | 黄页网站在线看 | 用力使劲高潮了888av | 色婷婷在线视频 | 国产成人亚洲综合a∨婷婷 青草久久久 | 国产精品久久久久久久精 | 一级片国产 | 一二区精品 | 成人免费区一区二区三区 | 久操精品视频 | av一区在线观看 | 欧美久操 | 日本在线免费视频 | 亚洲免费在线视频 | a国产精品 | 99riav视频| 天堂在线观看中文字幕 | 新呦u视频一区二区 |