Switching careers, she launched an import-export business, bringing clothes, shoes and handbags from China. The authors allege: ‘At the instigation of a member of the standing committee of the Politburo, Zhou Enlai [first Chinese Premier], the 48 Group was the work of three secret members of the Communist Party of Great Britain.’. Peaky Blinders and Harry Potter star Helen McCrory dead at 52: Actress has passed away after 'heroic battle'... BAZ BAMIGBOYE: Truly, we have lost a luminous talent in Helen McCrory. She twice accompanied Lord Wei to China to share the Big Society project and, according to the Chinese website profile, also invited Energy Minister Lord Marland ‘and a cultural and creative delegation to meet and exchange ideas with Chinese business elites in Beijing’. A new book, Hidden Hand, names Xuelin, 56, as ‘a prominent influencer on China matters’ and claims she has succeeded in positioning herself close to Britain’s top elites, where she could spread a ‘Chinese perspective’. It is named after a delegation of 48 British businessmen who visited China on a trade mission. But politics was beginning to absorb Xuelin. BEL MOONEY: Can I forgive myself for falling out with my late father? Poet Laureate Simon Armitage's first royal poem is a moving elegy to Prince Philip as an emblem of the... A polished debut: This is the dining room table Philip was born on - and which has now been saved for... 'It's been a minefield': Royal aides admit to 'walking on eggshells' around feuding princes William and... PLATELL'S PEOPLE: Don't share your private thoughts with Oprah, Megs. Henry Bellingham with Lord Bates … 李雪琳1964年2月23日出生于浙江 杭州，1981年考入浙江大学建筑专 … ‘She will be pursuing this matter formally through her lawyers.’. (...and tell you they're fake). Xuelin targeted UK importers, recalling: ‘At that time, I called customers one by one and visited them door to door.’ In time, her business was successful, as was a property company she launched. Li Xuelin (Xuelin Bates), the wife of the Right Honorable Lord Michael Bates, who is a life peer in Great Britain's House of Lords, is one of the few Chinese women who is married to a man of the United Kingdom's nobility. Joining up the Lines of Duty: Blown away - but baffled? Xuelin Li Michael Walton Bates, Baron Bates (born 26 May 1961 in Gateshead ) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom serving in the House of Lords since 2008 having previously represented the constituency of Langbaurgh in the House of Commons from 1992 to 1997. He wrote the experience in his book "Walk for Peace: Transcultural Experiences in China" which was published in March 2017. By Abul Taher, Security Correspondent for the Mail on Sunday. 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The book argues that the Chinese Communist Party has infiltrated the UK Establishment and says Lord Bates was at Chinese president Xi Jingping’s meeting with the elite of the CCP’s British friends, along with prominent faces from the pro-Beijing 48 Group Club, of which Bates is a fellow. He was also a friend of its closest ally, China. ‘She was attractive, too, and caused a bit of a stir.’. The 1,700-kilometer walk from Beijing to Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, was … Doors were now opening wide for Xuelin. Xuelin Li Michael Walton Bates, Baron Bates (born 26 May 1961, Gateshead ) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom serving in the House of Lords since 2008 having previously represented the constituency of Langbaurgh in the House of Commons from 1992 to 1997. The event saw the launch of Walk Your Dream by British Minister of State at the Department for International Development Lord Michael Bates and his wife Li Xuelin… In 2014, Lady Bates – as she was now called – was caught up in a property scandal involving Boris Johnson, then Mayor of London, with whom she had developed a friendship. Michael Bates and his wife, Li Xuelin, on their journey in China in 2015. But perhaps on her wedding day, she allowed herself a moment to reflect on her dizzying, though carefully calibrated, journey from communist China to … In a blog in April last year, Mr Perry wrote: ‘A new world is coming and its conceptual source has a name on it – Xi Jinping. Xuelin Bates paid £50,000 a year to join the Leader’s Group, set up by David Cameron for top donors to the Conservatives. By 2010, she was sitting on quite a fortune. Former British Minister of State at the Home Office Lord Michael Bates (front right) and his wife Li Xuelin (left) start his 3,000-kilometer Walk for the Olympic Truce on April 6 in Buenos Aires. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. In August 2016, he donated £22,500 towards the campaign by Owen Smith to become leader of the party. 1984 trat er den Young Conservatives bei. Since she married Lord Bates in 2012, Xuelin has attended, annually, the State… Originally from Hangzhou, Xuelin studied architecture at Zhejiang University and was regarded as bright with a phenomenal work ethic. 贝茨勋爵 （ 英语 ： Michael Bates, Baron Bates ） （Michael Walton Bates, Baron Bates，1961年5月26日-）。. In what Hidden Hand describes as ‘one of the clearest signs of the CCP’s faith in her’, Xuelin was executive vice-president of the UK Chinese Association for the Promotion of National Reunification, the British chapter of the Beijing body which promotes the CCP’s position on Taiwan. ‘He [the Archbishop] told me about his good work and asked if I could help,’ she said. Royal connections: Li Xuelin with Prince Charles in 2017. Li Xuelin has always been a woman in a hurry. Lord Michael Bates gives a speech at the London Book Fair on Tuesday. His brown and yellow walking stick, given to him by his wife, Xuelin Li, is resting against the wall. Hon. Its gala events have attracted Tony Blair and former Chancellor George Osborne. She suggested the Royal Albert Dock as a development site to a Chinese company, Advanced Business Park, described as China’s largest property investment in the UK. It struck me that she was an arch networker and would always zoom in on those who might benefit her but not have any time for anyone else.’. Lady Bates said the money had not come from ABP – a company she had no involvement with – but from her own pocket. He eventually lost to Jeremy Corbyn. He also rejects claims that the group targets elites. The 48 Group Club says it tries to improve trade relations between Britain and China, but a new book claims it was founded by secret members of the British Communist Party and spreads Beijing’s propaganda in the UK. She studied English before getting a job with a firm of architects, where she remained for five years. 徒步中国：爱与和平的信仰征途：汉英对照 (English Edition), 品牌: 新世界出版社, 版本: 第1版, 新世界出版社有限责任公司, 徒步中国：爱与和平的信仰征途：汉英对照 (English Edition) Michael Walton Bates, Baron Bates nascido em 26 de maio de 1961 em Gateshead é um político do Partido Conservador no Reino Unido servindo na Câmara dos Lordes desde 2008, tendo anteriormente representado pelo círculo eleitoral de Langbaurgho na Câmara dos Comuns, de 1992 a 1997.De 2014 a 2015 ele foi Subsecretário Parlamentar do Estado, em Informações Criminais no Ministério do Interior. Around this time, Xuelin was appointed a senior adviser to Lord Wei, the man in charge of implementing Cameron’s Big Society plan – a then flagship Tory policy based around a desire to shrink the role of government and devolve power to local communities to run their own services. But perhaps on her wedding day, she allowed herself a moment to reflect on her dizzying, though carefully calibrated, journey from communist China to the heart of the British Establishment. Editor's Note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up. Michael Bates, Baron Bates (* 26.Mai 1961 in Gateshead) ist ein britischer Politiker (Conservative Party) und Mitglied des House of Lords.. Leben. ‘She was charming, and had that thing of looking you dead in the eye as though you were the most important person there and what you were saying was the last word in profundity,’ a guest recalled. By now, the Tories were in power and between 2010 and 2012, Xuelin donated £162,000 to party coffers, of which £50,000 allowed her to join the Leader’s Group, set up by Cameron for top donors. Michael Bates (left) poses with his Chinese-born wife, Xuelin on a charity walk in China. Bates married Carole (née Whitfield) in 1983; the couple had two sons, Matthew (born 1987) and Alex (born 1990), but divorced in 2008. Author: The Rt. Lord Michael Bates má zastává hodně pozic. The book, which has been published in Australia and Canada and will soon be available in the UK – claims the club was founded in 1953 by three members of the British Communist Party. From 2014 to 2015 he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Criminal Information at the Home Office. A spokesman for Lady Bates said last night: ‘As a proud British citizen of almost 30 years, Xuelin Bates rejects in the strongest possible terms any suggestion she has been an “influencer on behalf of China” and the other inaccurate claims made in the book Hidden Hand, which have sought to wilfully distort the nature of her work as part of the British-Chinese community and her charitable activities to suit their own agenda. And now she could call herself Lady Bates, with all the trappings the title bestows. Hidden Hand accuses Stephen Perry, who runs London Export Corporation, a business set up by his father, of parroting the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda in the UK and praising its authoritarian president, Xi Jinping, as the leader who ‘frees minds’. If, for example, an anti-Chinese protest is held in the UK, the UFWD could potentially mobilise its young recruits to stage a counter-demonstration. Trust Philip to do his own flypast! Lord Michael Bates on his charity walk in China in the Summer of 2015. But sources said she had an identical role in a similarly named organisation between 2015 and 2018. Financier's widow is claiming £38million from insurers over fire that gutted the couple's... DR MICHAEL MOSLEY: Should doctors now prescribe dummy pills to ease pain? In 2017, she campaigned with her husband for Theresa May in the General Election, sitting next to the then Prime Minister as May phoned voters. Flaming cheek! The chairman of a lobby group accused of ‘grooming’ British politicians on behalf of the Chinese Communist regime was once a Labour Party donor, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Michael Walton Bates, Baron Bates (born 26 May 1961 in Gateshead) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom serving in the House of Lords since 2008 having previously represented the constituency of Langbaurgh in the House of Commons from 1992 to 1997. Bates war von 1979 bis 1983 als Juniorpartner in einer Versicherungsagentur tätig, danach arbeitete er als Wirtschaftsprüfer und Consultant in verschiedenen Investmentgesellschaften. And Xuelin was vice-president of the council of the Zhejiang Overseas Exchange Association, which the book says was an affiliate of the United Front Work Department, the CCP agency tasked with liaising with Chinese expats. Li Xuelin has always been a woman in a hurry. Few of China’s citizens were now better placed than smart and glamorous Xuelin to influence UK politics – though she denies working to further the regime’s interests in Britain. [Photo provided by Li Xuelin] It was only days after Lord Bates completed his long walk across the UK when we met in early September, and he is already thinking about plans for the next charity walk. Members have special access to senior politicians. In 2011, The Mail on Sunday revealed that Father Michael Seed, who regularly celebrated Mass for Tony Blair and his family in Downing Street, had arranged papal knighthoods for wealthy businessmen in return for donations to an archbishop friend’s charity in Serbia. Rovněž zastává pozici mluvčího britského ministerstva financí. The 48 Group Club also failed to comment on whether Jack Perry was a member of the British Communist Party. Michael Walton Bates, baron Bates, né le 26 mai 1961 à Gateshead, est un homme politique britannique.. Biographie. Lady Xuelin Li has 4 jobs listed on their profile. Love can blossom in the most unlikely places. During this period, she married a British doctor and had a son but the marriage foundered. He added: ‘She really latched on to Michael as he knew everyone, particularly people in politics. Their 500-kilometer journey on foot was recorded in a documentary series called The New Stories of Zhejiang, which premiered on Wednesday in Beijing. Xuelin was friendly with Father Michael and was introduced to Archbishop Eugenio Sbarbaro at a party. One way of obtaining Westminster acceptance, she knew, was through largesse. In many places of Zhejiang province, local people were able to see an older couple-British politician Lord Michael Bates and his wife Li Xuelin-walking tirelessly along a road in August and September. Mr Perry has also said he has written to the publishers of the Hidden Hand to correct factual errors. ... Xuelin Li Bates (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings. Bates’ walk event and the accompanying documentary were intended to help people better understand Zhejiang and Chinese culture and build a bridge of friendship through cultural exchange. Since her wedding, Lady Bates has continued cultivating top political contacts, while simultaneously highlighting CCP policies, including the flagship Belt and Road initiative, the infrastructure project cited by critics as a worrying example of China’s global expansion. by Bates, Michael / Bates, Xuelin Li This is the 2nd volume of the Transcultural experiences with 'three eyes' book series, published by Global China Press (GCP), jointly edited by Lixing Chen (Professor of Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan) and Xiangqun Chang (Director of CCPN Global and Honorary Professor of UCL, UK). Last night, Lady Bates declined to comment on whether she was the executive vice-president on the UK Chinese Association for the Promotion of National Reunification. Michael Bates’s most popular book is Principality of Sealand: Holding the Fort. Running mate: Li Xuelin with World Athletics president Lord Coe. British Minister of State for International Development Lord Michael Bates and his wife Lady Bates, Li Xuelin, have begun a 16-day journey on Monday on foot across China to boost awareness of the country's achievements and development over the last 40 years, while also raising money for charity. by Michael Bates, Xuelin Li Bates (Editor) Paperback $ 48.99. Lord Bates, a former MP and Minister, had long been interested in the secretive state. Reasonator; PetScan; Scholia; Statistics; OpenStreetMap; Locator tool; Search depicted; Media in category "Michael Bates, Baron Bates" The following 21 files are in this category, out of 21 total. Lord Michael Bates and his wife Li Xuelin Photo: Courtesy of Li Xuelin . Michael Bates has 19 books on Goodreads with 402 ratings. Photo: Sun Wei/GT . Former Teesside MP Michael Bates will be getting married in the Houses of Parliament next week after meeting his fiancée Xuelin Li amid the tear gas of crisis-hit Athens. Michael Walton Bates, Barão Bates nascido em 26 de maio de 1961 em Gateshead é um político do Partido Conservador no Reino Unido servindo na Câmara dos Lordes desde 2008, tendo anteriormente representado pelo círculo eleitoral de Langbaurgh na Câmara dos Comuns, de 1992 a 1997.De 2014 a 2015 ele foi Subsecretário Parlamentar do Estado, em Informações Criminais no Ministério do Interior. Members have special access to senior politicians. British minister and wife begin latest fundraising trek in Beijing. On a jeho čínská manželka Li Xuelin (Li Süe-lin) se poznali a … But by now she was nurturing political ambitions of her own. China sees Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually become part of the mainland again. First Friday beers since lockdown go to drinkers' heads as scuffles break out over table... 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Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. A glowing portrait of Xuelin published in China noted that she ‘acquired dilapidated houses’ in the ‘noble areas of Central London’ and after renovation ‘obtained huge commercial returns’. Two years later, Mr Perry was at the centre of a row when it emerged he had become a key adviser on China to the Blair government. Since arriving in London in 1989 fresh out of a Chinese university and with just £50 to her name, Xuelin had networked her way to a key role as an adviser to Cameron’s Government. 生平. ‘Love of my life’: Lord Bates and Li Xuelin on their wedding day in 2012. View Lady Xuelin Li Bates’ profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. After graduating with a masters degree, she moved to London to ‘pursue a broader horizon of knowledge’. It was claimed Johnson gave preferment to ABP because of Lady Bates’s donations to the Conservative Party. 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Li Xuelin met her husband – ‘the love of my life’ – at a dinner she was hosting for, of all people, the Speaker of the North Korean parliament. -26, Countdown for Zhejiang's 'two sessions' begins, Zhejiang's transportation investment leads all provinces, From the origin of Peking duck to the inspiration of a megaproject. There was at least one Cabinet Minister present, and though they couldn’t make it, then Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha sent a ‘warm’ congratulatory letter. By Ian Gallagher and Abul Taher for The Mail on Sunday, Published: 01:28 BST, 12 July 2020 | Updated: 08:50 BST, 12 July 2020, 'Love of my life': Lord Bates and Li Xuelin on their wedding day in 2012. Lord Michael Bates and his wife Li Xuelin on their charity walk in China. But sources close to Xuelin say her work with the Zhejiang association ended before it merged with the UFWD. In 2015, Lord Bates walked 1,700 km from Beijing to Hangzhou, where his Chinese wife Li Xuelin was born. The MoS has now established that Mr Perry, 71, donated £5,000 to Labour in 1997. Xuelin Li (m. 2012) Children: 2: Michael Walton Bates, Baron Bates (born 26 May 1961) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom serving in the House of Lords since 2008 having previously represented the constituency of Langbaurgh in the House of Commons from 1992 to 1997. Greetings: Stephen Perry meets President Xi Jinping in China in 2018. Friends in high places: With former Prime Minister David Cameron. Xuelin Li (m. 2012) Children: 2: Michael Walton Bates, Baron Bates (born 26 May 1961) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom serving in the House of Lords since 2008 having previously represented the constituency of Langbaurgh in the House of Commons from 1992 to 1997. ‘I didn’t expect to become a papal dame.’. After exchanging vows on July 20, 2012, she emerged from the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster on the arm of Conservative peer Michael Bates. According to Hidden Hand, the agency recruits from 120,000 Chinese students in British universities and asks them to campaign on behalf of China. Jako celoživotní aristokrat je členem britské sněmovny a současný ministr pro mezinárodní rozvoj. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] "I am a witness and beneficiary of China's reform and opening-up policy," said Li Xuelin, or Lady Bates, chairwoman of Zhejiang UK Association. We would be smart to recognise a partner and not turn our backs.’, Last night, Mr Perry did not respond to questions sent by this newspaper. But his funding of Labour continued. Hidden Hand claims the three founders of the Group – Jack Perry, the father of Stephen Perry, and his two close associates, Roland Berger and Bernard Buckman – were secret British Communist Party members. Li Xuelin met her husband – ‘the love of my life’ – at a dinner she was hosting for, of all people, the Speaker of the North Korean parliament. A friend from this time said Father Michael, then one of Britain’s most high-profile Catholic priests, was ‘pivotal’ to helping Li Xuelin make political contacts. Stephen Perry’s 48 Group Club is a pro-Beijing body whose patrons and fellows include Labour and Tory grandees such as Peter Mandelson, Jack Straw and Michael Heseltine. The following year he gave a further £5,000 and £25,000 in 1999. Michael Walton Bates, Baron Bates (born 26 May 1961) is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom serving in the House of Lords since 2008 having previously represented the constituency of Langbaurgh in the House of Commons from 1992 to 1997. Xuelin Li (2012–) Work location: London; Authority control Q1926893. That year she stood unsuccessfully as an independent candidate in the Corporation of London local elections. The accusations about the 48 Group Club’s activities are made in a book, Hidden Hand, by Clive Hamilton and Mareike Ohlberg. The event saw the launch of Walk Your Dream by British Minister of State at the Department for International Development, Lord Michael Bates and his wife Li Xuelin, and the book PINGJU: Real Life Opera of Northern China written by John Chinnery and published by New World Press. The comments below have not been moderated.