BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:talks.ox.ac.uk
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Cooperating\, Challenging\, Communicating: Reflections 
 on Five Years of Diplomacy in Beijing - Dame Caroline Wilson
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251205T170000Z
DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251205T183000Z
UID:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b279201a-6202-46ce-a4a2-554aeefd2e79/
DESCRIPTION:Dame Caroline Wilson DCMG  is a senior British diplomat who se
 rved for 5 years as the British Ambassador to China from 2020 to 2025. Her
  time in Beijing spanned covid\, China’s wolf warrior diplomacy\, ructio
 ns over Hong Kong\, economic security and trade\, two Chinese Foreign Mini
 sters\, 4 British Foreign Secretaries\, 5 UK Prime Ministers. And One Chin
 ese President.  Dame Caroline travelled the country widely and became know
 n throughout China for her lively Mandarin language v-logs on Weibo which 
 focused on UK-China ties including people to people\, and values including
  diversity and openness. She will share her reflections on the practice of
  diplomacy in China for half a decade\, whether communicating\, cooperatin
 g or contesting.\n\nA fluent Mandarin speaker\, Dame Caroline studied at B
 eijing Normal University\, served in Beijing 1996-2000 and Hong Kong in 20
 12-16 as HM Consul General. She has worked extensively on Europe - as Anti
 ci at the UK's Permanent Representation to the EU in the early 2000s\, in 
 the Cabinet Office European Secretariat\, subsequently as Europe Director 
 in the Foreign Office. In addition to French and German Caroline speaks Ru
 ssian\, and was Minister Counsellor at the British Embassy in Moscow from 
 2008-12. She also served as Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary. Sh
 e is a qualified Barrister (Middle Temple) having graduated in Law from th
 e University of Cambridge (Downing College) and has a Masters in European 
 law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. Caroline is currently prepari
 ng for her next diplomatic appointment.\nSpeakers:\nDame Caroline Wilson
LOCATION:Dickson Poon Building (Kin-ku Cheng Lecture Theatre (lower ground
  floor))\, Canterbury Road OX2 6LU
TZID:Europe/London
URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b279201a-6202-46ce-a4a2-554aeefd2e79/
BEGIN:VALARM
ACTION:display
DESCRIPTION:Talk:CANCELLED: Cooperating\, Challenging\, Communicating: Ref
 lections on Five Years of Diplomacy in Beijing - Dame Caroline Wilson
TRIGGER:-PT1H
END:VALARM
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR