U.K. Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt made a bad flub on Monday during his debut visit to Beijing.
Speaking to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Hunt was attempting to demonstrate his personal connection to the country by mentioning his wife, Lucia Guo, who is Chinese. But Hunt seemed a bit confused about his own wifes ethnicity.
My wife is Japanese my wife is Chinese, he told his Chinese counterpart. Sorry, thats a terrible mistake to make.
\"My wife is Japanese... my wife is Chinese, sorry!\" - UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has an awkward moment as he starts visit to Beijing https://t.co/5p9PVnCuF9 pic.twitter.com/lhlxvLBZ6c
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BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) July 30, 2018
Hunt added: My wife is Chinese and my children are half-Chinese, and so we have Chinese grandparents who live in Xian and strong family connections in China.
The U.K. foreign secretary tried to recover from the incident with a lighthearted tweet, saying hed had an earlier conversation in Japanese, which led to the mistake.
Rule #1 as a new Foreign Sec: when reflecting in English with the Chinese on a conversation you had with them in Japanese about your Chinese wife, dont get any of those mixed up! Apologies to the long-suffering Mrs H...!
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Apologies to the long-suffering Mrs H...!
Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) July 30, 2018
The flub is particularly frustrating as East Asian people of different ethnicities are often mixed up, grouped together or declared all the same.
Social media users swiftly skewered Hunt for the gaffe, with many comparing him to his predecessor, Boris Johnson , who was known for making diplomatic errors.
I see Jeremy Hunt, a star in May's cabinet, referred to his wife as \"Japanese \", while speaking in Beijing
She is, in fact, Chinese
I sympathise. I often refer to my wife as \" Japanese \", when she was, in fact, born on the Isle of Sheppey. It's a mistake that's easily made...
I see Jeremy Hunt, a star in May's cabinet, referred to his wife as "Japanese ", while speaking in Beijing
John Cleese (@JohnCleese) July 30, 2018
She is, in fact, Chinese
I sympathise. I often refer to my wife as " Japanese ", when she was, in fact, born on the Isle of Sheppey. It's a mistake that's easily made...
\"My wife is Japanese... my wife is Chinese, sorry!\"
Just when you thought no one could compete with Boris Johnson for most inept Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt appears. pic.twitter.com/y8gINdGIoW
"My wife is Japanese... my wife is Chinese, sorry!"
Hasan Patel (@CorbynistaTeen) July 30, 2018
Just when you thought no one could compete with Boris Johnson for most inept Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt appears. pic.twitter.com/y8gINdGIoW
It takes a special kind of man to somehow forget his wifes nationality.
Oh, Jeremy https://t.co/kVvEKTWYPy
It takes a special kind of man to somehow forget his wifes nationality.
Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) July 30, 2018
Oh, Jeremy https://t.co/kVvEKTWYPy
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Jeremy Hunt is:
1) In a competition with Boris Johnson to see who can commit the most knuckle chewing gaffe on an overseas visit
2) Sleeping on the sofa when he gets back https://t.co/iWlxQ2rbaA
Jeremy Hunt is:
Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) July 30, 2018
1) In a competition with Boris Johnson to see who can commit the most knuckle chewing gaffe on an overseas visit
2) Sleeping on the sofa when he gets back https://t.co/iWlxQ2rbaA
Almost everyone: \"Boris Johnson was the most offensive, disrespectful and globally embarrassing figure to hold the office of British Foreign Secretary.\"
Jeremy Hunt: \"Hold my beer...\"https://t.co/29UFyyifvp
Almost everyone: "Boris Johnson was the most offensive, disrespectful and globally embarrassing figure to hold the office of British Foreign Secretary."
David Lammy (@DavidLammy) July 30, 2018
Jeremy Hunt: "Hold my beer..."https://t.co/29UFyyifvp
Have legit been losing it for half an hour over Jeremy Hunt, a man who SPEAKS MANDARIN and has 3 children who also speak the same language!!!
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hussein kesvani (@HKesvani) July 30, 2018
And, for the last time: Chinese people are not the same as Japanese people.
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