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Presenter and Producer, Talk with World Leaders, Phoenix Ms. Fu Xiaotian, the presenter and producer of Talk with World Leaders, worked in London when she first joined Phoenix, 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. Talk with World Leaders is an interview-based TV program, featuring conversations with prominent international political figures. Since 1999, it has broadcast over 700 interviews, including – listed alphabetically by country – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran), Shimon Peres (Israel), Muammar Gaddafi (Libya), Yasser Arafat (Palestine), Vladimir Putin (Russia) and Ronald Reagan (USA). Xiaotian has headed the program since 2014, interviewing major personalities such as Ban Ki-moon, Shinzo Abe, John Kerry, Henry Kissinger and Bashar al-Assad. Xiaotian published a book based on her work in 2017, which swiftly became a bestseller in the Social Science category. Two years later, she published her second book, Meeting World Leaders. Representatives from fifty embassies attended its launch in Beijing, including 25 ambassadors and representatives from various other international organizations. The Russian Ambassador to China, Andrey Denisov, commented: “Fu Xiaotian is a star, talking to stars. That’s the result presented here in this book. It is not just a collection of texts and photos; it has a very special taste and flavor. The taste is of sincerity, and the flavor is a personal approach, with a human touch, and the very individual style of Fu Xiaotian, one of the top journalists in dealing with foreign leaders and high-ranking personalities.”

Xiaotian was awarded with the Stella d’Italia (Order of the Star of Italy) by His Excellency President Mattarella of Italy in 2017. Italy’s ambassador to China at the time, Ettore Sequi, delivered a speech at the ceremony, saying: “Fu Xiaotian is a star. She’s not only a star for Chinese television, but she’s a star for those who have the chance to meet her. It’s sort of a polar star of Italy in China, and I would say beyond. As far as I remember, she has interviewed one Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, two Italian Prime Ministers, and the President of the Italian Republic. I think that no one in the world has such a record. She always did it with grace, with extreme professionalism, and with a committed heart, so that our President, our Prime Ministers, and our Minister of Foreign Affairs have kept the interview as one of their most meaningful experiences in China.” Xiaotian participates in a variety of philanthropic endeavours. She continues to sponsor her alma mater, Churchill College at the University of Cambridge, which in 2016 decided to name a garden after her – the Xiaotian Fu Garden – to recognize her commitment towards both education and excellence. The then Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, sent a message of congratulation on the occasion of the naming ceremony. She said: “Naming the garden in her name is a recognition of what Ms. Xiaotian Fu is doing, through her program Talk with World Leaders, to encourage international cooperation; to encourage young people to be more engaged to participate in the life of their communities; to achieve excellence in higher education. I think this is what we need nowadays, in a world that is globalized, that is full of challenges, but of course with a lot of opportunities, and we have to use these opportunities for young people to make them part of the answer to the pressing needs that we have nowadays.” The Xiaotian Fu Garden was officially opened on 10th May 2019. The Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, Professor Stephen Toope, wrote the following words for the opening: “It is my sincerest hope that the garden will be a symbol of Churchill and Cambridge’s close relationship with China, and that it will underline the importance of our international engagement, as well as celebrating Xiaotian’s generosity towards the college. We know that 13% of Cambridge’s international students come from China and we are immensely proud of our academic partnerships with Chinese institutions and of our growing alumni network in the country. As Vice Chancellor and on behalf of the wider university community, I would like to express my thanks and good wishes to Xiaotian Fu for her generosity and support.”