On 12 June, Consul General Tang Rui attended the Chinese Dragon Boat Cultural Exchange Event hosted by the China National Tourist Office in London. The event was also attended by the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester and City Mayor of Salford, Mr. Paul Dennett; Director of the China National Tourist Office in London, Mr. Zhang Li, as well as guests and representatives from various sectors in both China and the United Kingdom.

Consul General Tang Rui noted that in 2023, President Xi Jinping formally proposed the Global Civilization Initiative. In 2024, the United Nations General Assembly designated 10 June as the “International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations”. Recently, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for equal dialogue among different civilizations worldwide. The new edition of the UK Chinese Dragon Boat Festival will take place tomorrow, and it is expected to further promote mutual learning between Chinese and British civilizations. Mayor Dennett and other participants stated that the Dragon Boat Festival has become an important platform for enhancing mutual understanding and strengthening exchanges between the two sides.

During the event, the Guangzhou dragon boat team presented commemorative dragon head gifts to local British and Taiwanese teams.