Public Event

This year our AGM will be preceded by a public event which we are delighted to have jointly organised with the Manchester Consul General of the Chinese Embassy.  In brief we are planning a joint event which we will host to mark the 110th Anniversary of the Chinese Revolution.   We will bring together family members of Sun Yat-sen and James Cantlie who played such a critical role in helping Sun Yat-sen when he fled to London in 1896. The event will include:   video film of the Chinese locomotive now located in York Railway Museum Reunion by Zoom between members […]

This is a special online screening of '1921', a full length feature film produced to mark this year's centenary of the Communist Party of China. It is set against the background of the intense class struggle waged by the young Chinese working class in Shanghai in particular. The action also takes us to Moscow, Paris and elsewhere. Key early Chinese communists like Li Dazhao, Chen Duxiu, Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping all feature in this not to be missed film. A review by Friends of Socialist China co-editor and SACU member Keith Bennett can be read online. Please note the film is […]

In this webinar U.K. historians Professors Michael Wood and Kerry Brown (both SACU members) will discuss their enthusiasm for Chinese literature, art, and performance with Kathryn Temple of Georgetown University and Tong Ping, a native of Chengdu—a city famed for its pandas but also as an intersection of differing Chinese cultures. The discussion will be co-chaired by Michael Scott, who has held fellowships at two Chinese universities and published a book in China on the stories of King Arthur (and SACU member), and Barnaby Powell, SACU Council member, a veteran of development banking in East Asia and co-author of three books […]

We are delighted to take part as partners for the Lau China Institute's China Week, a flagship series of events on China, climate change and the environment. The inaugural China Week will be held from 25th-29th October, the week prior to the UN COP26 in Glasgow, as a forum for discussion on China’s role in addressing the greatest global challenge of our time. We invite you to join us for a week of high-level panel discussions, film screenings, book launches, photography exhibitions, and much more, featuring special guests and leading China experts from the UK and across the globe. Our audience will be […]

The China National Tourist Office (CNTO) London and partners will co-present an online talk about Pith paper painting. SACU Vice President Dr Frances Wood will talk with Mr Alastair Blackburn and experts in Guangzhou in this latest edition of "Rediscover China in the UK series".   This event will be hosted by Dr Frances Wood, who is a well-known sinologist and Vice-President of the Society for Anglo Chinese Understanding. Mr Alastair Blackburn who was a British collector of pith paper paintings, Dr Cunjie Cheng, who was a Chinese expert on pith paper paintings, the curator of the Memorial Museum of Generalissimo […]

Come and chat about China! We would love to welcome you to Young SACU's first Hotpot event - aimed at young people with China experience or an interest in engaging with China. Come and discuss your time in China while enjoying delicious Haidilao Hotpot! This event is open to everyone, both SACU members and the general public. £23 per person (all food included!)   Reserve your place on Eventbrite here    

SACU is an official sponsor of this great fun day out at Salford Quays.    The UK Chinese Dragon Boat Festival is a premier annual Chinese culture event held at Salford Quays. It combines traditional Chinese community celebrations and fun activities which make it a fantastic way to spend the day with family and friends.   Organised by Xinhua Chinese Association (XCA)   Public Transport Directions (Salford Quays) Bus: 50/51/53/79; Stop: MediaCityUK Metro Link: Blue Line; Stop: MediaCityUK  

SACU has invited the Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable to talk about his book The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict? This Free Event is Hybrid - by Zoom and In-person.    Register in advance on Eventbrite: "The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict" Book talk with Vince Cable Tickets, Thu 16 Jun 2022 at 19:00 | Eventbrite     Event access: In-person (limited tickets): St Mary's University, Twickenham. Address: The Exchange, 75 London Road, Twickenham, London, TW1 1BE We encourage audiences to travel by public transport where possible. The venue is right opposite Twickenham station. Trains to Twickenham run regularly from Waterloo, […]