06/16/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/17/2026 22:08
On June 13, 2026, Ambassador Zhou Limin and his wife Zhang Guoying attended the wedding ceremony of Swedish friends of China in Södertälje at the invitation of the newlyweds.
The groom, Mattias Lind, and the bride, Gwendoline Flückiger, won first place in the Swedish and Swiss preliminary rounds, respectively, of the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Secondary School Students in 2017. They met and got to know each other while participating in the global finals of the competition in China, and deepened their bond during their studies in China. After returning to Europe, they continued to devote themselves to promoting language and cultural exchanges between China and Europe. United by shared aspirations and pursuits, they eventually became life partners.
Ambassador Zhou and his wife extended their sincere congratulations and best wishes to the newlyweds, wishing them a happy marriage and a lifetime of happiness together. They also encouraged the couple to continue making positive contributions to promoting people-to-people and cultural exchanges and enhancing mutual understanding between China and Europe.