E3G founding director John Ashton, in his role as the special representative for climate change of the UK Foreign and the Commonwealth office, delivered a speech to the official launch of chinadialogue.net on September 27, 2006 at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London.
Drawing on his extensive experience of diplomatic relations with China, he spoke on the theme of China’s interdependence with the rest of the world. His speech is attached.