From April 14 to April 19, with the theme "Supporting Each Other Through Difficulties and Building a Safe Road Together", a series of activities of the "2021 Consular Protection Publicity Week" were successfully carried out through online and offline channels. The purpose of the activities is to practice the concept of public diplomacy, meticulously implement the initiative "addressing the practical concerns of the masses", solidly promote consular protection under regular epidemic prevention and control, further expand the publicity coverage of consular protection, enhance safety awareness and prevention capacity of personnel and institutions in Beijing, and advocate "no going abroad or traveling without pressing or urgent needs".

"Three Entries" Publicity Activities were carried out after accurate positioning.

Taking the "4.15" National Security Education Day as an opportunity, and targeted at three types of people—enterprise employees, international students and individual tourists—a series of all-round and three-dimensional publicity activities on consular protection knowledge were launched through entry into enterprises, campuses and communities. During the event, personnel from the Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government, consular protection advocates and expert teams went into Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd., the national demonstration street Bajiao Street in Shijingshan District, Maliandao Street in Xicheng District, the staff residential compound of China Railway Construction Corporation Limited ("CRCC") in Haidian District, JJL Overseas Education Consulting & Service Co., Ltd, and Ping Guo Yuan High School in Shijingshan District, where they designed "personalized" and "menu-style" contents according to the overseas security needs of different groups of people, and popularized consular protection and scientific epidemic prevention knowledge, thereby helping them improve their emergency response capabilities.

Scenario-based Drills to Improve Practical Protection Skills

"Raise the bench and keep a defensive position!" At one command, some people looked for cover, and others got down quickly...A series of decisive and crisp actions ensued. This is the place where foreign-related employees of Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. conduct practical drills. In preparation for the unexpected situations overseas personnel may encounter, the Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government invited three well-known overseas security experts to enter schools and enterprises such as Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. and Shijingshan Ping Guo Yuan High School, provide scenario-based rehearsals and teaching on overseas security with a reference to real cases, and impart basic skills for personal security protection, defense and counterattack essentials to students and employees participating in the activity, who said that they had benefited a great deal. "With the support of the Foreign Affairs Office, we employees are more confident in doing international business." "Thanks to the strong support of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Beijing Municipal Government, today's activity was very successful and I have gained a lot of practical knowledge." "Through this activity, everyone's safety awareness becomes higher. If you master self-defense skills, you will definitely study abroad safely, and save your parents from worries."

Joining Hands on the "Cloud", Conveying Care across Time Zones

In response to the needs of overseas personnel in our city, the Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government took the initiative to adjust the timing of activities, so that the consular protection service could reach across the oceans to people in different time zones. During the event, the responsible person from the Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government and overseas security experts connected with the overseas personnel of enterprises in Beijing, inquired face to face about their working and living conditions on the cloud, introduced knowledge on consular protection and scientific epidemic prevention, and reminded everyone to pay attention to their own safety and protection.