A voice for the people
By Fang Aiqing | China Daily | Updated: 2019-01-17 07:54
Fu details how she was frequently asked to explain China's attitude toward the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and situations concerning the South China Sea.
Major events during her stay in London as the Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom through 2007 to 2009 are also covered in the book, especially her responses to the March 14 incident in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region, and the disruption of the Olympic torch relay in London ahead of the 2008 Beijing Games.
The book is Fu's first memoir and it took her more than two years to complete.
Fu, 66, served as the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines, Australia and the UK over the 11 years between 1998 and 2009, before taking up the post as vice-foreign minister.
After 35 years' devotion to international diplomacy, in March 2013, Fu adjusted her focus to domestic legislative issues, as she was announced as the spokeswoman for the NPC, China's top legislature.
She was the first woman appointed to the role since it was inaugurated in 1983.
Fu says it was a brand-new experience in life and a constant learning process.
She recalls participating in the discussions when the NPC Standing Committee examined the draft law against domestic violence in 2015.
