Fu Xiaotian Explained

Fu Xiaotian
Honorific Suffix:OSI
Birth Date:12 June 1983
Birth Place:Chongqing, China
Occupation:Journalist, TV Host and Producer
Years Active:2009-2023
Television:Talk with World Leaders
Citizenship:Chinese, China (Hong Kong)
Alma Mater:Beijing Language and Culture University
Peking University
University of Cambridge
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Fu Xiaotian (born 12 June 1983) is a Chinese news correspondent. Fu worked in London when she first joined state media outlet Phoenix Television, taking on the roles of chief correspondent and bureau chief. In 2011, she journeyed twice to Libya as a wartime reporter. The following year, she transferred to Phoenix TV's Hong Kong headquarters, where she worked as a senior reporter, covering major political events internationally. In June 2023, she disappeared from public view.

Early life

Fu Xiaotian was born in Chongqing, China, to an engineer and a housewife. Her grandparents enlisted in the Chinese Red Army before settling in Chongqing. She received a bachelor's degree from Beijing Language and Culture University and another from Peking University. She received a master's degree in education from Churchill College, Cambridge, in 2007.[1] [2] [3]

Talk with World Leaders

Talk with World Leaders is a one-on-one interview program on Phoenix TV, aiming to provide a platform for international leaders to communicate their views directly to Chinese audiences. The 32-minute program broadcasts worldwide on Phoenix Chinese Channel, Phoenix North American Channel, Phoenix European Channel, as well as Phoenix Hong Kong Channel on a weekly basis.

Fu headed the program from 2014 to 2022. Her final interview in the Talk with World Leaders series was in March 2022 with Chinese diplomat Qin Gang, who at the time was Chinese ambassador to the United States.[4]

Awards and recognition

Fu was knighted with the Order of Stella d'Italia (Star of Italy) by President Sergio Mattarella of Italy in 2017. Italy's Ambassador to China at the time, Ettore Sequi, delivered a speech at the ceremony.[5] In 2016, her alma mater, Churchill College at the University of Cambridge named a garden after her – the Xiaotian Fu Garden – in recognition of her £250,000 contribution to support education, learning and research.[6]

Disappearance

In July 2023, China's foreign minister Qin Gang disappeared amid speculation over an alleged affair with Fu.[7] [8] Around the same time, Fu also disappeared from public view.[9] [10] According to a 26 September article by the Financial Times, Fu was in a relationship with Qin, citing unnamed sources. According to the article, Qin and Fu met in London in 2010, when both were in the UK, and they developed a closer relationship nearly a decade later in Beijing. It also mentioned that Fu had a child with the help of a surrogate mother in the US. It mentioned that Qin began to limit contact with Fu after his appointment as foreign minister, prompting Fu to drop hints about their relationship on social media.

Personal life

Fu has a son whom she calls "Er-Kin," delivered via surrogacy in the United States.

Publications

References

  1. Web site: 傅晓田_凤凰卫视主持人 . 2020-11-18 . . 2020-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126135819/http://phtv.ifeng.com/star/fuxiaotian/ . live .
  2. Web site: 《风云对话》主持人傅晓田新书发布 讲述背后故事-中新网视频 . 2020-11-18 . . zh . 2020-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127022358/http://www.chinanews.com/cul/shipin/cns/2019/12-11/news841266.shtml . live .
  3. Web site: 5 July 2017 . Churchill alumna Xiaotian Fu knighted with the Order of the Star of Italy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201126043425/https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/news/2017/jul/5/fu-xiaotian-knighted-italy/ . 26 November 2020 . 18 November 2020 . Churchill College.
  4. Web site: 27 March 2022 . Transcript of Ambassador Qin Gang's Interview with "Talk With World Leaders" . . 15 July 2023 . 15 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230715130937/http://us.china-embassy.gov.cn/eng/dshd/202203/t20220327_10656186.htm . live .
  5. Book: Fu,Xiaotian.. Feng yun zhi jiao : Xiao tian guan shi jie = Meeting world leaders by Fu Xiaotian. 傅晓田.. 2020. Zhong guo hua bao chu ban she. 978-7-5146-1780-1. Di 1 ban. Beijing. 1178935778.
  6. Web site: The Xiaotian Fu Garden . . 2023-07-18 . 2023-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230718085320/https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/about/churchill-identity/grounds-gardens/xiaotian-fu-garden/ . live .
  7. News: McMorrow . Ryan . Kynge . James . Yang . Yuan . Ho-him . Chan . Yu . Sun . Leahy . Joe . 2023-09-26 . Chinese TV presenter linked to missing foreign minister had surrogate child in US . . subscription . 2023-09-26 . 2023-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230926152248/https://www.ft.com/content/f73e36d3-309a-4223-9c20-a7fc8b35c696 . live .
  8. News: Yang . William . 2023-09-27 . Xi Jinping’s foreign minister vanishes amid rumours of TV presenter affair . en . . subscription . 2023-09-27 . 0140-0460.
  9. News: McDonell . Stephen . 26 July 2023 . Qin Gang: The swift rise and mysterious fall of China's missing foreign minister . . 26 July 2023 . 25 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230725230924/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66302235 . live .
  10. News: Malleck. Julia. 25 July 2023. China confirmed its missing foreign minister Qin Gang has been sacked from the government. Quartz (publication). 26 July 2023. 25 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230725170727/https://qz.com/chinese-foreign-minister-qin-gang-not-seen-three-weeks-1850651547. live.
  11. Book: 傅晓田 . 世界政要谈中国: 傅晓田访谈录 . . 2017 . 978-7508536750.
  12. Web site: 2019-12-11 . 《风云对话》主持人傅晓田新书发布 讲述背后故事 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127011543/https://news.sina.cn/2019-12-11/detail-iihnzhfz5145317.d.html . 2020-11-27 . 2020-11-18 . . zh.