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SUMMARY:Dragon Boat Festival 2022 at Salford Quays
DESCRIPTION:SACU is an official sponsor of this great fun day out at Salford Quays.  \n  \nThe 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. \n  \n \nOrganised by Xinhua Chinese Association (XCA) \n  \nPublic Transport Directions (Salford Quays)\nBus: 50/51/53/79; Stop: MediaCityUK\nMetro Link: Blue Line; Stop: MediaCityUK \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/dragon-boat-festival-2022-at-salford-quays/
LOCATION:Dock 9\, Huron Basin\, Salford Quays\, M50 3AZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220616T190000
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SUMMARY:The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict - Book Talk with Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable
DESCRIPTION:SACU has invited the Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable to talk about his book The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict?  \nThis Free Event is Hybrid – by Zoom and In-person.  \n  \nRegister in advance on Eventbrite:\n“The Chinese Conundrum: Engagement or Conflict” Book talk with Vince Cable Tickets\, Thu 16 Jun 2022 at 19:00 | Eventbrite   \n  \nEvent access: \nIn-person (limited tickets): St Mary’s University\, Twickenham.\nAddress: The Exchange\, 75 London Road\, Twickenham\, London\, TW1 1BE \nWe encourage audiences to travel by public transport where possible. The venue is right opposite Twickenham station. Trains to Twickenham run regularly from Waterloo\, Vauxhall and Clapham Junction. Bus routes 110\, 267 and 281 pass outside the venue. More details about the venue\, please check https://exchangetwickenham.co.uk  Contact: 020 8240 2399 \n​Online (Zoom): One day before the event\, you will be sent an invitation email link to register in advance on Zoom. If you register within one day of the event you will receive the invitation email one hour before the event starts. \n  \n \nAbout Vince Cable \nThe Rt Hon Sir Vince Cable was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats 2017-2019; He served as Member of Parliament for Twickenham 1997-2015 and 2017-2019; Secretary of State for Business\, Innovation and Skills and President of the Board of Trade (2010-2015); Deputy Leader of the Lib Dems 2007-2010; and Shadow Chancellor 2003-2010. \nVince is currently a Professor in Practice at the Institute of Global Affairs\, London School of Economics (LSE); A Visiting Professor at the School of Economics\, University of Nottingham; A Visiting Professor at the Institute of business\, Law and Society\, St Mary’s University. \nAbout Iris Yau \nThe talk will be chaired by 丘靜雯 Iris Yau FRSA FHEA. Iris is a member of the Council at the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding (SACU); a fellow of the Royal Society for Arts\, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA); a fellow of the Higher Education Academy UK (Advance HE); Iris has curated and produced exhibitions including ‘Iris’s Silk Route’ at University of the Arts London\, ‘Opium\, Silk and the Missionaries in China’ at the Brunei Gallery\, SOAS University of London. \n  \nQ&A\nThere will be Q&As after Sir Vince Cable’s presentation. Please send your questions to:  events@sacu.org.uk \nIf you have other queries about the event\, please contact the Event Leader Iris Yau (SACU Council) by email: iris@sacu.org.uk \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/the-chinese-conundrum-engagement-or-conflict-book-talk-with-rt-hon-sir-vince-cable/
LOCATION:The Exchange\, St Mary’s University\, 75 London Road\, Twickenham\, London\, TW1 1BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220623T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220624T173000
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SUMMARY:Negotiating the New Normality: BPCS Conference 2022
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by SACU: \nThursday 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 to the new normality. \n Tickets and schedule available from Eventbrite (here). \nFor more information\, please visit http://bacsuk.org.uk/bpcs-annual-conference-2022-programme. \n \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/negotiating-the-new-normality-bpcs-conference-2022/
LOCATION:China Centre\, Dickson Poon Building\, Canterbury Road\, Oxford\, OX2 6HP
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220716T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220716T160000
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SUMMARY:Open-Air Cinema: In Conversation with Su Tong (China in Context)
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \n  \nThis hybrid event is free but booking is essential. \n\n\nOnline by Zoom: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chinaexchange/713348/\n  \nIn Person:\nChina Exchange\, 32A Gerrard Street\, London W1D6JA https://www.tickettailor.com/events/chinaexchange/697810/ \n\n\n  \nSu Tong 蘇童 is one of China’s most acclaimed writers. His representative works include Raise the Red Lantern 《大紅燈籠高高掛》\, Rice《米》\, My Life as Emperor 《我的帝王生涯》\, The Boat to Redemption 《河岸》\, and the short story Mad Woman on the Bridge《橋上的瘋媽媽》. He was awarded the 2009 Man Asian Literary Prize and was a finalist for the 2011 Man Booker International Prize. He joined China Exchange’s festival in 2018 and shared the experiences of developing his craft and ideas to a packed house. Hear how he’s approached his latest works and learn more from this master of fiction. \n\n\n\n  \nDr. Frances Wood 吳芳思博士 \n\n\nDr. Frances Wood read Chinese at Cambridge\, joining the first SACU Youth Tour to China in 1971. She worked in the Chinese section of SOAS Library and eventually became Curator of the Chinese Collections in the British Library\, retiring in 2013. She has travelled extensively in China and written many books\, including The Blue Guide to China\, The Silk Road\, Did Marco Polo Go To China? The Lure of China\, The Forbidden City\, The Diamond Sutra\, Betrayed Ally and Great Books of China amongst other things. She is currently the Vice President of SACU. \n\n  \nSACU presents this event in partnership with Sinoist Books. \n  \n\nAbout our Event Partner \n \nSinoist Books \nSinoist Books is a UK-based independent press that publishes only the best in translated Chinese literature and contemporary fiction. \n  \nThis event is part of the Chinese Write Now 2022 festival at China Exchange. The full programme and tickets for other events can be found here
URL:https://sacu.org/event/open-air-cinema-in-conversation-with-su-tong-china-in-context/
LOCATION:China Exchange\, 32A Gerrard Street\, London\, W1D 6JA\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:SACU Bridge Builders and Heart in Two Homes
DESCRIPTION:We invite everybody (SACU members and non-members) to a new public event\, Bridge-Builders and Heart in two homes! \nThis is the afternoon session of SACU’s AGM Day\, open to the public. \n  \nOn: Saturday 24th September 2022 \nAt: 1.30pm – 3.20pm \nIn: The Wesley Conference Hotel\, London (81-103 Euston Street\, London NW1 2EZ) and by Zoom \n[please note the venue is in Euston Street not Euston Road!] \n  \nTo register for the public afternoon event (in person or online)\, please use the following Eventbrite link: \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sacu-bridge-builders-tickets-409613534107 \n  \nSACU was invited to be part of the CGTN Programme to mark the 50th anniversary of high-level diplomatic relations between the UK and China. Their Programme includes the Bridge Builders Series – these are people improving relations between China and the UK. SACU members Michael Wood OBE\, SACU President\, Dr Frances Wood\, SACU Vice-President\, [no relation] and Zoë Reed\, Chair\, have featured. For our AGM afternoon session\, we are delighted that CGTN will be introducing us to other Bridge Builders – the Guo Family: influencers whose wisdom reaches around the world. \n  \nWe are also delighted that SACU member Mary Ginsberg will be in conversation with artists Qu Leilei and Caroline Deane.  \n  \nMary Ginsberg\, is an international banker turned art historian\, with special interest in propaganda art. Many years at the British Museum\, her current exhibition project is a retrospective of modern Chinese printmaking for Muban Educational Trust. \n\n  \nQu Leilei grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution and has lived in the UK since 1985. His visual language represents his life’s fusion of east and west. His style is unique\, producing near-photographic realism with Chinese\, ink. Leilei’s extraordinary range of projects have included social politics\, individual identity\, architectural scenes\, portraits and nudes– in paintings\, prints and 3-D installations. His chief theme is humanity\, variously expressed in images personal and universal. \n\n  \nCaroline Deane was trained in China and a collaborator with Qu Leilei. Several of Qu Leilei’s series originated with Caroline Deane\, she is one of the homes and a big part of the heart—and the art… \n  \nFor any questions related to SACU’s AGM Day\, please email SACU Secretary: jacob@sacu.org.uk
URL:https://sacu.org/event/sacu-bridge-builders-and-heart-in-two-homes/
LOCATION:Wesley Hotel Euston\, 81-103 Euston Street\, London\, NW1 2EZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221022
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SUMMARY:China Week 2022 - Lau China Institute\, King's College London
DESCRIPTION:China Week: Exploring China’s Digital Revolution\, 17-21 October 2022. \n  \nSACU is a supporting partner of China Week 2022 presented by the Lau China Institute\, King’s College London. \n  \nThe 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 economy driven by China’s advances in technology. Events held throughout the week (including face-to-face\, online and hybrid) will provide a forum for discussion and contribute to the knowledge exchange on the opportunities and challenges these technological innovations present to China and the world. \n  \nFurther details of China Week 2022 – including the various events taking place and how to register for them – are included in the programme accessible here. \n  \nA VIP code for SACU members to access events will be emailed to all members. \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/china-week-2022-presented-by-the-lau-china-institute-of-kings-college-london/
LOCATION:King’s College London\, Strand Campus\, Strand\, London\, WC2R 2LS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221029T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221029T150000
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SUMMARY:Professor Kerry Brown in Conversation with Dr Jenny Clegg
DESCRIPTION: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. \nKerry Brown is a Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at King’s College London. He is the author of over twenty books on modern Chinese politics and history. His latest book is Xi: a Study in Power.  \nJenny Clegg is a China specialist\, author of numerous writings on China’s development and foreign policy\, including her book China’s Global Strategy: towards a multipolar world.  \n  \nRegister for this free online event here (opens in a new window in Eventbrite)\n  \nPlease email any questions about this event to event to: events@sacu.org.uk \n  \nXi: A Study in Power by Professor Kerry Brown\, Icon Books 2022
URL:https://sacu.org/event/kerry-brown-in-conversation-with-dr-jenny-clegg/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221130T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221130T193000
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SUMMARY:China’s Greatest Poet: The Story of Du Fu – Talk by SACU President Michael Wood
DESCRIPTION:‘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. \n  \nIn this free illustrated talk Professor Michael Wood OBE\, BBC presenter\, author\, and SACU President\, will follow the poet Du Fu’s journey around China – which took place in the midst of one of the worst wars in Chinese history – and explore why his poetry is still treasured by the Chinese people today. \n  \nRegister on Eventbrite to attend here \n  \nPresented by Kensington Wade School in partnership with SACU. \n  \n \n  \nKensington Wade is currently located on Fulham Palace Road\, directly opposite Charing Cross Hospital\, and is well served by public transport.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/chinas-greatest-poet-the-story-of-du-fu-talk-by-sacu-president-michael-wood/
LOCATION:Kensington Wade School\, Fulham Palace Road\, London\, W6 9ER\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230225T133000
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SUMMARY:Young SACU Hotpot - London
DESCRIPTION:A chill hotpot social at an amazing restaurant for anyone who wants to chat about China. \n  \nReserve on Eventbrite – £28 admission: \n\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/young-sacu-hotpot-tickets-527219627097?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
URL:https://sacu.org/event/young-sacu-hotpot-london/
LOCATION:Haidilao HotPot\, Unit 4/5 Coventry Street\, London\, W1D 7DH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230530T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230530T200000
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SUMMARY:Global Security Initiative Concept Paper - Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAbout the speakers \nDr. Jenny Clegg is a researcher and author specialising in China and Asia Pacific affairs. Her book “China’s Global Strategy: Towards a Multipolar World” was published by Pluto Press in 2009. She is a longtime peace activist. \nKeith Bennett is a researcher and consultant on China’s international relations as well as the co-editor of ‘Friends of Socialist China’ platform. \nTom Unterrainer is the Chair of the UK Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. \nDr Zeno Leoni is a Lecturer in ‘Challenges to the International Order’ at the Defence Studies Department of King’s College London\, based within the Joint Services and Staff College (JSCSC) of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. He is also an affiliate to the Lau China Institute of King’s College London\, where he is co-convenor of the same institute’s policy brief series named China in the World.
URL:https://sacu.org/event/global-security-initiative-concept-paper-panel-discussion/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240418T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240418T190000
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SUMMARY:The Mission! - The Portico Library\, Manchester
DESCRIPTION:Exhibition 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. \nIris 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 Church of England and eyewitnesses to the trade of it. \nBook on Eventbrite here (there is a charge): \nSACU members can attend the event free of charge\, email the exhibition curator Iris Yau (SACU Council) for complimentary tickets: iris@sacu.org.uk \n  \nIris Yau (SACU Council) at her exhibition “Infamous: Opium\, Silk\, Tea and the Mission”
URL:https://sacu.org/event/the-mission-the-portico-library-manchester/
LOCATION:The Portico Library\, 57 Mosley Street\, Manchester\, M2 3HY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250101T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250627T120000
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SUMMARY:2024/25 SACU/Peking University Essay/Art Competition
DESCRIPTION:2025 is the 60th Anniversary of SACU and so the aim of this year’s competition for senior school students is to encourage young people to explore the history of SACU through its digital archive database and other resources to produce a written essay or a piece of art. \n\nThe competition is now open and welcomes entries from all senior school children and there are great prizes for the winners! \nFull details in the flyer here \n\nTHEMES\n1. How do you see the contribution of SACU and its significance to us today?\nSACU was founded by Dr. Joseph Needham in 1965 with the support of others determined to promote intercultural and international communication globally. You are encouraged to explore the history of SACU\, by focusing on a person or on an event or events and tell us how you would promote understanding between different cultures and peoples today. \n2. How do you see the two capital cities of UK and China – London and Beijing?\nLondon and Beijing are both major world cities. To promote understanding between the UK and China\, the two capital cities should be able to work together in many ways. You may either present an understanding of aspects of one city in a foreigner’s eyes or do a comparative study of aspects of the two cities with suggestions on potential for collaboration. \nIf you have contacts with any senior schools please do forward this flyer to them. The competition welcomes entries from all senior school children and there are great prizes for the winners! \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/2024-25-sacu-peking-university-essay-art-competition/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250202T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250202T210000
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SUMMARY:Spring Concert - East-West Dialogue Music Concert
DESCRIPTION:SACU is co-host for this evening’s Lunar New Year concert celebrating music and cultural exchange at the Royal Academy of Music\, together with the Sino-British Ensemble and the UK Beijing Arts Centre. All welcome. \nOur concert will feature musicians from diverse backgrounds\, showcasing the power of cultural harmony through music\, in celebration of Spring Festival and SACU’s 60th anniversary year. \nSACU President Prof. Michael Wood will make the welcome speech. \nSino-British Ensemble is an instrumental and vocal ensemble composed of young artists from the UK\, including artists from China\, UK\, India and Germany performing innovative and fusion styles\, as well as new arrangements of classic Eastern and Western Music. \nProgramme here \nBook on Eventbrite – tickets £24-£54 – here. \nThere is a DISCOUNT CODE FOR SACU MEMBERS: email membership@sacu.org.uk \nVolunteers to join the concert choir welcome – contact zoe@sacu.org.uk
URL:https://sacu.org/event/spring-concert-east-west-dialogue-music-concert/
LOCATION:Royal Academy of Music\, Marylebone Road\, London\, NW1 5HT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250514T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250514T200000
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SUMMARY:A Wise and Noble Friend of China: George Hogg (1915-1945)
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to our online event celebrating A wise and noble friend of China! \nGeorge Hogg’s nephew and biographer tells about his uncle who became a legendary hero in China as an inspirational educator and co-operative leader during the war-torn 1930s and 40s. \nHogg’s legacy is being celebrated in China this year\, being the 110th anniversary of his birth and the 80th anniversary of his tragic\, all too early\, death. \nSpeaker: \nMark Aylwin Thomas\, nephew of George Aylwin Hogg (1915-1945) and author of Hogg’s definitive biography\, Blades of Grass. \nThe biography has now been translated into Mandarin and published in Beijing in March this year in commemoration of Hogg’s life-work in war-time China. \nFree online talk – reserve your place on Eventbrite \n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\nPhoto credits: Featured image copyright St. George’s School\, Harpenden;\nbook covers: RWA
URL:https://sacu.org/event/a-wise-and-noble-friend-of-china-george-hogg-1915-1945/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250618T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250618T200000
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SUMMARY:Classical Music in China\, through the eyes of five composers: Online talk by Dr Ben Lunn
DESCRIPTION:Classical music in China has gone through a fascinating process of evolution which followed the shape of the society and its continuous changes. Despite its fascinating history\, full of lessons for many the world over\, large elements of this music are unknown to many in the Western world. \nIn this session\, Dr Ben Lunn will discuss the circumstances that influenced five particularly significant composers – Xian Xinghai\, Jian’er Zhu\, Tan Dun\, Wenchen Qin\, Sel Nkbayar – drawing out how they adapted to the changing world around them. \nSACU is delighted to host this talk by member Dr Ben Lunn\, composer and conductor. \nBook your free place on Eventbrite here \nSpeaker biography: \n‘BEN LUNN puts his beloved birthplace Sunderland on the musical map’ – Linton Stephens\, BBC Radio 3 \n‘His work extends the palette of sounds that can be brought into contemporary classical music\, redefining both modern composition and concert-hall inclusion.’ – Alan Morrison\, Rhinegold.co.uk \nDr Ben Lunn has forged himself a unique position within the new music landscape. As a composer\, Lunn’s music reflects the material world around him\, connecting to his North-Eastern heritage or how disability impacts the world around him or his working-class upbringing. Alongside this\, he has become renowned for his championship of others\, which have seen him creating unique collaborations with musicians from across the globe and developing unique concert experiences and opportunities for others. \nBook your free place on Eventbrite here \nDr Benn Lunn\nPhotos copyright: \nfeatured image: Drake Music Scotland\nimage at foot of text: YCM portrait\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/classical-music-in-china-through-the-eyes-of-five-composers-online-talk-by-dr-ben-lunn/
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SUMMARY:How to Eat: A Confucian Guide to Dining Together
DESCRIPTION:How to Eat: A Confucian Guide to Dining Together – Lecture for SACU \nAre table manners important? Confucius once said: “Exemplary persons do not take leave of their authoritative conduct even for the space of a meal.”[1] Even during a meal\, one’s consideration for the comfort of fellow diners provide pertinent opportunity to cultivate consummate conduct (ren 仁). Beyond avoiding a faux pas\, eating together compels us to bring out the better part of ourselves with every mouthful. \n[1] The Analects of Confucius\, trans. Roger T. Ames and Henry Rosemont Jr. (New York: Ballantine Books\, 1998)\, 90. \nThis lecture is one of a series: \nA Practical Guide for Every Day – The Art of Living from the Confucian Tradition \nSeries two – Making Friends and Entertaining (Series two\, May – July 2025) \nLecture 5. How to Eat: A Confucian Guide to Dining Together (19 June 2025) \nThe event is free but registration is required. Please book on Eventbrite here. \nConfucius lived over 2000 years ago\, yet his influence remains very strong in China. During the Han dynasty\, ‘Confucianism’ was adopted as the underlying ideology for imperial rule and family order. Throughout China’s history\, Confucianism has been challenged\, reinterpreted\, and appropriated. From the 20th century\, after a period of disfavour\, politicians and educationalists in China are once again turning to Confucianism for guidance. \nTo understand what Confucianism is\, SACU is pleased that experts Dr Katherine Ngo and Dr Kelly Ngo\, from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David\, will be running a series of seminars for us in 2025\, our 60th year. \n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Dr Katherine Ngo\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Dr Kelly Ngo\n				\n		\n\n  \nThe event is free but registration is required. Please book on Eventbrite here. \nFull Programme of the Seminar Series here \nThe seminar series will run monthly on the third Thursday of each month at 7.00-8.00pm UK time (with a month’s break between each series). Just before each seminar\, a Zoom meeting link will be sent to those that have registered via Eventbrite. \nThese seminars are open at all. Attendees are invited to join SACU here. \nPhoto credits: Dr Katherine Ngo & Dr Kelly Ngo
URL:https://sacu.org/event/how-to-eat-a-confucian-guide-to-dining-together/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250716T190000
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SUMMARY:Anglo-Chinese Relations in an Upended World
DESCRIPTION:Anglo-Chinese Relations in an Upended World: Free online talk for SACU by Andrew K P Leung\, SBS\, FRSA \nIntroduction: The liberal\, value-and rules-based world order led by the United States since the end of the Second World War has now been upended by President Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) rules-of-the-jungle iconoclasm\, rattling relations with the entire world\, traditional allies not exempted. Many nations including EU Member States are recalibrating relationships with other regions and nations with growth potential\, especially China\, as the world’s second largest economy\, ideological and other risks regardless. As home to Adam Smith and the world’s leading proponent of free (and fair) trade\, the United Kingdom is well poised to re-examine and re-explore opportunities for more fruitful relations with a changing China\, including Hong Kong. \nShort Bio: Andrew K P Leung\, SBS\, FRSA\, International and Independent China Strategist with decades of experience and insight on China’s development\, including as Hong Kong’s chief representative for the UK and eastern Europe\, Russia\, Switzerland\, Norway and EU applicant countries. \nSee more about Andrew Leung on his website here \nPlease reserve your place on Eventbrite here
URL:https://sacu.org/event/anglo-chinese-relations-in-an-upended-world/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:How to Entertain: A Confucian Guide to Being the Host or Guest
DESCRIPTION:How to Entertain: A Confucian Guide to Being the Host or Guest – Lecture for SACU \nThe essence of propriety is to “be humble and respect others\,” according to the Chinese classic on ritual. This dual sentiment is manifestly lived out in the interaction between host and guest\, which can range from a casual visit to a friend to meeting parents-in-law for the first time. Through various situations\, we examine how Confucian thought esteems adaptability to the context in these complementary roles. \nThis lecture is one of a series: \nA Practical Guide for Every Day – The Art of Living from The Confucian Tradition \nSeries two – Making Friends and Entertaining (Series two\, May – July 2025) \nLecture 6. How to Entertain: A Confucian Guide to Being the Host or Guest (17 July 2025) \nConfucius lived over 2000 years ago\, yet his influence remains very strong in China. During the Han dynasty\, ‘Confucianism’ was adopted as the underlying ideology for imperial rule and family order. Throughout China’s history\, Confucianism has been challenged\, reinterpreted\, and appropriated. From the 20th century\, after a period of disfavour\, politicians and educationalists in China are once again turning to Confucianism for guidance. \nThis event is free but registration is required. Please book on Eventbrite here. \nTo understand what Confucianism is\, SACU is pleased that experts Dr Katherine Ngo and Dr Kelly Ngo\, from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David\, will be running a series of seminars for us in 2025\, our 60th year. \n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Dr Katherine Ngo\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Dr Kelly Ngo\n				\n		\n\n  \nThis event is free but registration is required. Please book on Eventbrite here. \nFull Programme of the Seminar Series here \nThe seminar series will run monthly on the third Thursday of each month at 7.00-8.00pm UK time (with a month’s break between each series). Just before each seminar\, a Zoom meeting link will be sent to those that have registered via Eventbrite. \nThese seminars are open at all. Attendees are invited to join SACU here \nPhoto credits: Dr Katherine Ngo & Dr Kelly Ngo
URL:https://sacu.org/event/how-to-entertain-a-confucian-guide-to-being-the-host-or-guest/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:How to work together: A Confucian guide to workplace relations
DESCRIPTION:We may spend more time during the day and most days of the week with colleagues than family members\, which makes work relations vital to realising the good life. In early Confucian thought\, the shared goal of mutual personal growth for both leader and subordinate was to ensure a thriving community. We bring to light how the seemingly hierarchical work setting accommodated a dynamic nature to the relationship – drawing on Confucius and other exemplars who creatively engaged with others even in difficult situations. \n \nConfucius lived over 2000 years ago\, yet his influence remains very strong in China. During the Han dynasty\, ‘Confucianism’ was adopted as the underlying ideology for imperial rule and family order. Throughout China’s history\, Confucianism has been challenged\, reinterpreted\, and appropriated. From the 20th century\, after a period of disfavour\, politicians and educationalists in China are once again turning to Confucianism for guidance. \nIn order to understand what Confucianism is\, SACU is pleased that experts Dr Katherine Ngo and Dr Kelly Ngo\, from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David\, will be running a series of seminars for us in 2025\, our 60th year. \n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Dr Katherine Ngo\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Dr Kelly Ngo\n				\n		\n\nThis is Lecture 7 in Series 3 ‘In the world of work and study’. \nEach lecture will be approximately 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes for discussion.  Participants will be encouraged to ask questions using the Zoom chat function so that the speakers can respond to as many points as possible. \nRegistration on Eventbrite is required here \nJust before each seminar\, a Zoom meeting link will be sent to those that have registered via Eventbrite. \nThis seminar series is free and open to all. We invite attendees to join SACU here \n 
URL:https://sacu.org/event/how-to-work-together-a-confucian-guide-to-workplace-relations/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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SUMMARY:How to lead: A Confucian guide to wise leadership
DESCRIPTION:Leadership has never been easy – even over two thousand years ago in ancient China. Confucius and those who followed in his footsteps travelled to various states to offer ideas on better leadership for all levels of government. They argued that wise leadership is not a skill developed in isolation\, but rather the culmination of an embodied virtuosity in interactions. For example\, the exemplary Shun developed within a dysfunctional family\, influencing his closest family members as well as his community and state. \n \n\nConfucius lived over 2000 years ago\, yet his influence remains very strong in China. During the Han dynasty\, ‘Confucianism’ was adopted as the underlying ideology for imperial rule and family order. Throughout China’s history\, Confucianism has been challenged\, reinterpreted\, and appropriated. From the 20th century\, after a period of disfavour\, politicians and educationalists in China are once again turning to Confucianism for guidance. \nIn order to understand what Confucianism is\, SACU is pleased that experts Dr Katherine Ngo and Dr Kelly Ngo\, from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David\, will be running a series of seminars for us in 2025\, our 60th year. \n\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Dr Katherine Ngo\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Dr Kelly Ngo\n				\n		\n\nThis is Lecture 8 in Series 3 ‘In the world of work and study’.  \nEach lecture will be approximately 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes for discussion.  Participants will be encouraged to ask questions using the Zoom chat function so that the speakers can respond to as many points as possible. \nRegistration on Eventbrite is required here \nJust before each seminar\, a Zoom meeting link will be sent to those that have registered via Eventbrite. \nThis seminar series is free and open to all. We invite attendees to join SACU here
URL:https://sacu.org/event/how-to-lead-a-confucian-guide-to-wise-leadership/
CATEGORIES:Public Event
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