It's been a while since I visited parents in China, and this time I noticed something different when I went to apply for my Chinese visa, because I have taken up foreign citizenship.
Paris has Europe's largest Chinatown, yet the number of politicians of Chinese descent in mainstream French politics is small.
When British Prime Minister David Cameron returns home from his carefully choreographed trip to China, he will be surprised by the dozens of business contracts that will start to flow in.
The television next to my breakfast table displayed pictures of my homeland China as the BBC's news channel follows British Prime Minister David Cameron on his visit to Beijing, and the Financial Times delivered to my front door carried a front-page story on the same.
On Saturday morning, while taking a stroll in London's Regent's Park, I was greeted by a sweet, soft voice behind me saying, "Ni hao", which means "hello" in Chinese.
Joining negotiators from more than 190 countries, many journalists spent last Friday in Warsaw's magnificent National Stadium waiting for the outcome of two weeks of climate change negotiations.
Part of the EU's rebalancing efforts lie in promoting economic ties with major world economies — China being one of them.