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The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict – Book Talk with the Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable

SACU invited the Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable to talk about his book The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict. The ...
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China and the Ukraine Crisis: SACU Panel Discussion

SACU brought together a panel of expert speakers on Wednesday 25 May 2022 to discuss China’s response and position on the ...
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Standing Up To Sinophobia – UN Anti-Racism Day, Saturday 19 March 2022

Pride (of Lions) and Prejudice (#standuptosinophobia) – Saturday 19 March 2022 On the 19th March 2022, 10,000 people took to ...
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Young SACU Hotpot Dinner – a resounding success!

On Saturday the 26th February 2022 Young SACU held their first event, a hotpot social dinner in London for China-interested people ...
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China, Climate Change, COP26 – What Comes Next? – SACU Expert Panel discussion

This well-attended SACU Expert Panel Discussion was held on Wednesday 8th December, 5.30-7.00pm, as a free public event by Zoom.  ...
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“Railways and Reunions” and SACU AGM 2 October 2021 Report

SACU’s AGM 2021 took place on Saturday 2nd October at the Wesley Conference Hotel, Euston Street, London. A new Council ...
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Gansu and SACU meeting, Friday 27 August 2021

Gansu Provincial Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and SACU held a video conference, Friday 27 August 2021 Adapted from ...
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SACU ChinaChat – Xinjiang: Sharing our knowledge, Saturday 24 July 2021

This SACU ChinaChat was for members only, designed to allow discussion of the various aspects of the controversy. Excerpts from ...
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SACU member Michael Crook in Beijing in conversation with SACU Vice President Dr Frances Wood, Saturday 26 June 2021

Michael Crook was in conversation with SACU Vice President Dr Frances Wood, telling the fascinating story of the Crook family ...
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SACU/Peking University Essay/Art Competition 2020-2021 Awards Ceremony, Saturday 26 June

SACU members joined with students from both the UK and China for this year’s Awards Ceremony of the Essay/Art Competition, ...
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A Moral Question, A Moral Duty: SACU ChinaChat with Iris Yau, Friday 25 June 2021

SACU ChinaChat meeting for members:  “A Moral Question, A Moral Duty” – Behind the scenes with SACU member Iris Yau, Curator of ...
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Education as a Bridge to Anglo-Chinese Understanding: SACU Panel Discussion Thursday 10 June

SACU’s Public Education Working Group assembled an excellent speaker panel to discuss multiple aspects of this vital collaboration. Panel: Tim ...
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SACU ChinaChat: Living and Teaching in Beijing in the 1970s – Presentation by Michael Sheringham

SACU member Michael Sheringham was to have been interviewed by SACU Archivist Dr Linxi Li for “Your Stories with China” ...
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Standing Up to Sinophobia – From Fu Manchu to Bat Soup!

SACU is alarmed by the increase in hate crime against people of Chinese heritage here in the UK and therefore ...
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SACU tours to China: talk by Neil Taylor: SACU ChinaChat 27 March 2021

Neil Taylor was in conversation with SACU Archivist, Dr Linxi Li, talking about SACU tours to China, in the “Your ...
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The May Fourth Movement and Its Cultural Impact: SACU ChinaChat, 21 January 2021

SACU ChinaChat on The May Fourth Movement and The New Culture Movement – 21 January 2021 About 32 people participated ...
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SACU ChinaChat: The Early Years of SACU with Graham Perry

SACU ChinaChat Series – “Your Stories with China” “The Early Years of SACU” with Graham Perry in conversation with SACU ...
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SACU/Peking University Essay/Art Competition 2020-2021 Launched 5 December 2020

We launched the fifth SACU-PKU Essay/Art Competition online on 5th December, this year online due to the unprecedented global pandemic ...
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The Story of China: Michael Wood, SACU/HSBC Joint Event

Michael Wood, SACU’s President, gave a special online talk to the joint HSBC China Connect Group and SACU members on ...
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UK-China Relations: Finding the way forward for cooperation in difficult times

SACU Public Event: Tuesday 1 September 2020, 17.30pm by Zoom. This was SACU’s first webinar by Zoom and was a ...
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SACU ChinaChat: Discussion on Hong Kong

Sunday 23 August at 3.00 pm (BST) by Zoom This SACU ChinaChat was a members-only discussion meeting on Hong Kong, ...
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SACU ChinaChat: discussing the Opium Wars

SACU’s first Virtual ChinaChat, Thursday 25 June 2020, 6.00-7.30pm by Zoom. Dr Jenny Clegg led the discussion on the Opium ...
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SACU/Peking University Essay/Multimedia Awards Ceremony Wednesday 17 June 2020

SACU and Peking University’s joint UK/China Friendship and Understanding Essay Competition 2020 has taken place and the winners were announced ...
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SACU/Peking University Essay Competition Launched at Oundle School, Wednesday 29th January 2020

We launched this year’s Essay Competition at Oundle School on Wednesday 29th January at the invitation of Ms Shuling Russo-Lai, Head ...
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China at 70: Looking Back; Looking Ahead

On 16th October 2019 SACU held a panel discussion to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s ...
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Living history in Babaoshan: Our SACU pilot event in Beijing, China

We are delighted to report on the first event of SACU’s newly formed SACU Beijing Chapter. This report has been ...
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From Old London to New Milton Keynes: Chinese Identities in Britain

On Saturday 20thJuly 2019, following our morning AGM, we held an afternoon event jointly with our partner The Meridian Society, ...
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The Story of China with Professor Michael Wood

We were delighted that Professor Michael Wood could join us on Friday 15 March to talk on ‘The Story of ...
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Jessica Darling speaks at SACU ChinaCafé

2019 SACU ChinaCafé Series is underway: SACU ChinaCafe 1 took place on 19 February 2019. The theme of this year’s three ...
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Joseph Needham SACU / Peking University Essay Competition Awards 2018

And the winner is …! On Tuesday 4 December the Awards Ceremony of the ‘Joseph Needham China / UK Friendship ...
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George Hogg SACU / Peking University Essay Competition Awards 2018

It is Awards Season again! On the evening of Wednesday 28thNovember, the Awards Ceremony of the ‘George Hogg China / ...
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ICCIC Delegation visit UK, 26-30 September 2018

SACU welcomed an ICCIC delegation for their short stay, 26th-30th September, which they made as part of the 80th anniversary ...
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Team SACU raises money for the George Hogg Education Fund

Congratulations to Team SACU! SACU Treasurer Yuan Gao and SACU Council member Cai Chen teamed with friends She Zhou, Yunxi ...
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SACU’s Early Days – Spring Social 2018

SACU members, long-standing and new, had a chance to get together at the SACU Spring Social, held on Tuesday 17th April ...
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SACU’s Manchester Event: China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Connecting the World

SACU held a hugely successful event in Manchester – China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Connecting the World: SACU Panel Discussion – on ...
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Zoe Reed Speaks at Charity Auction

Our Chair, Zoë Reed, attended a charity auction organised by the Sino-British Cultural Exchange Society on Sunday 11th March 2018 in ...
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