Ambassador Baumann has presented her Letters of Credence to His Majesty King Charles III. But what are Letters of Credence? Also known as 'Credentials', they're a formal letter (in Germany's case from the Head of State, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier) asking HM The King to give 'credence' to the new Ambassador. The so-called 'Credentials presentation' has not changed much since Victorian times: Diplomats are taken to Buckingham Palace in a State Landau (a ceremonial horse-drawn carriage) wher

As China marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the international community must guard against and firmly thwart any attempt to revive militarism, jointly uphold the post-WWII international order and safeguard world peace, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning. | Embassy of The People's Republic of China in the United States