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A Nice Surprise

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I’m feeling British today! Which is strange because after spending half of my life here in Beijing I sometimes forget where I’m from. The reason I’m feeling more British than usual is because of the chap in this photo, the new British Ambassador to China, Sebastian Wood CMG. A couple of weeks ago I was invited to attend a function at the British Embassy to meet the new Ambassador, and that I did: a really nice bloke. We talked very briefly, I gave him my card, and then invited him round to my humble home for a cup of tea. What I didn’t expect was for him to actually give me a ring and come over on his bicycle over Chinese New Year and visit our rather chaotic home on Nanluoguxiang. We spent a great afternoon with Ambassador Wood in the hutongs, where we live. Royal Britannia!

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