LOOK: Heart Evangelista dines with Chinese ambassador, jets off to China

MANILA, Philippines — Actress Heart Evangelista took to Instagram on Monday to share a photo during a dinner hosted by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua.

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“Last night’s dinner with the Ambassador of China to the Philippines, His Excellency Zhao Jianhua. Thank you for hosting such a wonderful dinner,” she wrote in the caption.

Also seen in the photo she posted were writer Garlic Garcia, GMA Senior Assistant Vice President for Alternative Productions Gigi Santiago-Lara and Evangelista’s husband Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero.

In separate Instagram post on the same day, the actress said she’s “about to embark on an adventure like no other.”

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She even said she’ll be missing Manila and her husband Escudero in a series of Instagram stories.

Screengrab from @iamhearte on Instagram

Screengrab from @iamhearte on Instagram

It was later revealed she landed in China with an Instagram story captioned: “Hello China.”

Screengrab from @iamhearte on Instagram

“In transit. Thank you Lord for giving us a safe flight! Cheers to day 1! Here’s to hoping that we packed enough outfits for my stay here!” she wrote in an Instagram post on Tuesday.

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Her Instagram posts led her fans to speculate that she is in China to film “China Rich Girlfriend,” the sequel to movie “Crazy Rich Asians.”

Screengrab from @iamhearte on Instagram

Screengrab from @iamhearte on Instagram

Previous reports, however, say Evangelista already denied being part of the sequel back in August 2018. /je

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