Xi Jinping's family members of the survivor of the "Lisbon Maru" ship

Author:Published by Zhejiang Time:2022.08.27

Recently, President Xi Jinping's family members of the survivors of the "Lisbon Maru" ship of the "Lisbon Maru" encouraged them to continue to actively commit to the friendship between China and Britain, and look forward to more British friends to contribute to Sino -British relations.

Xi Jinping pointed out that in 1942, the touching deeds of the British prisoners of war in the British soldiers of the "Lisbon Pills" in Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Province, China. The historical story of the people's deep friendship. I am familiar with this history. When I visited the UK in 2015, I told this story.

Xi Jinping emphasized that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Ambassador -level diplomatic relations. Over the past half a century, it is because of the hard work of countless friendly people in the two countries that Sino -British relations can continue to move forward. It is hoped that the family members of the "Lisbon Maru" ship will continue to work in China and Britain, and look forward to more British friends to make positive contributions to the development of Sino -British relations.

In October 1942, the Japanese army requested more than 1,800 British prisoners of war to return to Japan from Hong Kong, and was hit by the US military by the waters near Zhoushan. At the beginning, the British officers and soldiers and the British government were deeply grateful for this. During the 2015 visit to the UK in 2015, President Xi Jinping took the "Lisbon Maru" rescue incident as an example. It emphasized that the friendship between the Chinese and Britain's people in war never faded and became a valuable wealth for the relationship between the two countries. A few days ago, the last survivor of the "Lisbon Maru" ship, Moli, the daughter of the survivor Moli, worshiped President Xi Jinping, and felt the Chinese rescue and firmly supported the friendship between the people of Britain and China.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

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