Peter Wilson 魏磊(@PeterWilson):Yesterday would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday. Her late Majesty was the first British monarch to visit mainland China, nearly 40 years ago in October 1986. This picture of the late Queen meeting schoolchildren in Guangzhou hangs in my Residence in Beijing

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Peter Wilson 魏磊@PeterWilson

2026.04.22 09:43

Yesterday would have been Queen Elizabeth II’s 100th birthday. Her late Majesty was the first British monarch to visit mainland China, nearly 40 years ago in October 1986. This picture of the late Queen meeting schoolchildren in Guangzhou hangs in my Residence in Beijing