UK foreign secretary mistakenly says Chinese wife is Japanese during China visit

3,889 views · Published 31 July 2018 · 0:43 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: CGTN · 2018 · News & Politics

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The new UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt sparked laughter at the start of his meeting on Monday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi when he misidentified his Chinese-born wife as being Japanese.

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