UK foreign secretary accidentally referred to his Chinese wife as Japanese on his first trip to China

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• British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt made an awkward faux pas during his first trip to China when he accidentally referred to his wife Lucia Guo, who is Chinese, as Japanese. 
• During his first official visit to China since taking over from Boris Johnson, he told a room full of officials that his wife was Japanese, before quickly acknowledging the mistake. 
• Hunt is currently in China seeking stronger ties between Britain and China ahead of Britain's impending exit from the EU next year. 

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British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt made an awkward faux pas during his first trip to China when he accidentally referred to his wife Lucia Guo, who is Chinese, as Japanese. 

During his first official visit to China since taking over after Boris Johnson resigned from government earlier this month, Hunt sought to earn the favor of his Chinese counterparts by talking about his Chinese-born wife. 

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