Public Event
The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict – Book Talk with Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable
The Exchange, St Mary's University 75 London Road, Twickenham, London, United KingdomSACU 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 | …
Negotiating the New Normality: BPCS Conference 2022
China Centre, Dickson Poon Building Canterbury Road, OxfordCo-sponsored by SACU: Thursday 23 and Friday 24 June, Oxford: British Postgraduate Network for Chinese Studies, Annual Conference 2022 The BPCS Annual Conference 2022 - 'Negotiating the New Normality' - intends to provide a platform for scholars of Chinese studies to reflect on how China positions itself in the new global order, and how individuals are adapted …
Open-Air Cinema: In Conversation with Su Tong (China in Context)
China Exchange 32A Gerrard Street, London, United KingdomJoin Dr Frances Wood for an in-person audience in London as she interviews acclaimed author Su Tong 蘇童 as he joins the event virtually from China. This hybrid event is free but booking is essential. Online by Zoom: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chinaexchange/713348/ In Person: China Exchange, 32A Gerrard Street, London W1D6JA https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chinaexchange/697810/ Su Tong 蘇童 is one of China’s …
SACU Bridge Builders and Heart in Two Homes
Wesley Hotel Euston 81-103 Euston Street, London, United KingdomWe invite everybody (SACU members and non-members) to a new public event, Bridge-Builders and Heart in two homes! This is the afternoon session of SACU's AGM Day, open to the public. On: Saturday 24th September 2022 At: 1.30pm - 3.20pm In: The Wesley Conference Hotel, London (81-103 Euston Street, London NW1 2EZ) and by …
China Week 2022 – Lau China Institute, King’s College London
King's College London, Strand Campus Strand, London, United KingdomChina Week: Exploring China's Digital Revolution, 17-21 October 2022. SACU is a supporting partner of China Week 2022 presented by the Lau China Institute, King's College London. The theme of the Lau China Institute's China Week 2022 is China's Digital Revolution, looking at the rapid transformation across all aspects of society and the …
Professor Kerry Brown in Conversation with Dr Jenny Clegg
Join Dr Jenny Clegg, SACU Vice President, in virtual conversation with acclaimed sinologist Prof Kerry Brown to reflect on ten years of Xi Jinping’s leadership, following on to consider the 20th Party Congress. Kerry Brown is a Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College London. He is the author …
China’s Greatest Poet: The Story of Du Fu – Talk by SACU President Michael Wood
Kensington Wade School Fulham Palace Road, London, United Kingdom'There's Shakespeare, there's Dante, and there's Du Fu: these are the poets who created the very values by which poetry is judged; they defined the emotional vocabulary of their culture.' Stephen Owen. In this free illustrated talk Professor Michael Wood OBE, BBC presenter, author, and SACU President, will follow the poet Du Fu’s journey …
Young SACU Hotpot – London
Haidilao HotPot Unit 4/5 Coventry Street, London, United KingdomA chill hotpot social at an amazing restaurant for anyone who wants to chat about China. Reserve on Eventbrite - £28 admission: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/young-sacu-hotpot-tickets-527219627097?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Global Security Initiative Concept Paper – Panel Discussion
Join Dr Jenny Clegg, SACU Vice President, in conversation with leading experts in the fields of China, peace and defence: John Gittings, Keith Bennett, Tom Unterrainer and Dr Zeno Leoni. About the speakers Dr. Jenny Clegg is a researcher and author specialising in China and Asia Pacific affairs. Her book "China’s Global Strategy: Towards a …
The Mission! – The Portico Library, Manchester
The Portico Library 57 Mosley Street, Manchester, United KingdomExhibition Curator Iris Yau (SACU Council) is in conversation on the ‘Mission’, the reaction from some churches and Christians to both the opium trade and China. Iris Yau (丘靜雯 FRSA FHEA) discusses Missionaries in China with Dr Debbie Challis (FRHS) and their role in the campaigning against the opium trade, the ambivalent view of the …