China at 70: Looking Back; Looking Ahead

To mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, SACU will hold a panel discussion to reflect on China’s past and future. 

1st October 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. To mark this occasion, SACU will hold a panel discussion on October 16th to reflect on China’s past achievements and future challenges.

As a bonus, a special photo exhibition from SACU’s Archives will be shown for the first time!

Date: Wednesday 16 October 2019

Time: 5.30pm to register for 6.00pm start

Venue: Lecture Room S.-3.20, Strand Building, King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS

Please note this is a change of venue from Bush House, as originally advertised, and an updated line-up of panel speakers

Speakers: Professor Martin Albrow, Dr Jenny Clegg, Dr Sun Xin and Minister Counsellor Wang Qi;

Chair: Dr Frances Wood

• Mr Wang Qi, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China
• Dr Jenny Clegg, SACU Vice-President, Independent writer and researcher, author, speaker and China specialist ……. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-clegg-79655940/?originalSubdomain=uk
• Dr Sun Xin, Lecturer in Chinese and East Asian Business, Lao China Institute at King’s College London https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/xin-sun
• SACU member Professor Martin Albrow, the eminent British sociologist, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Wales ……http://globaldialogue.isa-sociology.org/the-end-of-the-global-age-an-interview-with-martin-albrow/
• Dr Frances Wood, SACU Vice President, former Curator of the British Library’s Chinese collections, historian and author of numerous books about China. Scroll down this page to see Frances’s books: https://sacu.org/books.html

 Free

This Panel Discussion is held jointly with Lau China Institute, King’s College London.

It is a FREE event, open to everyone, but registration is required.

Please reserve your place through Eventbrite, here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/china-at-70-looking-back-looking-ahead-tickets-72876297969

SACU is grateful to the Lau China Institute at King’s College London for providing the venue and refreshments. 

Do come and join us!

Directions to the Venue: The nearest Underground station is Temple (Circle and District lines).

Venue: Lecture Room S.-3.20, Strand Building, King’s College London, Strand, London WC2R 2LS

Directions: The Lecture Room S.-3.20 is located on the 3rd basement of the Strand Building. When you walk in the main entrance of the building on the Strand, find your name or register at the reception desk on your right, and go down three floors by the lift or stairs just behind the access control. Then walk along the corridor on your left and you will find the Lecture Room S.-3.20 on your left hand side.

We look forward to welcoming you on Wednesday 16th October!