article_snippet: When the Queen and Prince Philip spent time in China in 1986, the Queen's husband caused offense when the Queen's husband told a group of British students: "If you stay here much longer, you'll all be slitty-eyed.
article_snippet: the Queen's husband close ties with the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, have also angered the country's leaders.
article_snippet: the Queen's husband will visit Beijing's Forbidden City, attend the Chinese premiere of the British-produced children's animated movie "Paddington" in Shanghai and launch a campaign to celebrate British innovation during the three-day trip.
article_snippet: Before China, the Queen's husband is spending three days in Japan.
article_snippet: the Queen's husband will also get a chance to champion one of the Queen's husband favorite causes -- combating the illegal trade in wildlife --  when the Queen's husband visits an elephant sanctuary in southwestern China .
article_snippet: If the Queen's husband can make some kind of link in China, if the Queen's husband can instinctively show the Queen's husband gets it, that could be an important thing," Brown said.
article_snippet: But the relationship between the UK and China comes laden with "stacks of historic baggage," Brown adds, and the Queen's husband will have to tread carefully, particularly over the former colony of Hong Kong, where the push for a free vote has strained ties between Britain and China, the current landlords.
article_snippet: What's more, it's not clear how much "star powerthe Queen's husband has in China, especially without the Queen's husband glamorous wife Kate, who at eight months pregnant won't make the trip, and the Queen's husband young son George.
article_snippet: An informal survey conducted by the UK's Telegraph newspaper in Beijing showed that many struggled to recognize the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge --
article_snippet: one thought the couple were in the movie "Titanic" -- and there are fears his visit will struggle to attract interest among ordinary Chinese.
article_snippet: Serena Dong in Beijing contributed to this report .