SACU Members' Event

SACU ChinaChat Series - "Your Stories with China": Neil Taylor in conversation with SACU Archivist Linxi Li There was a time in the 1960s and 1970s when travel to China by Westerners was very limited. At this pivotal stage of its modern development, SACU offered one of the only ways of going on a tour to China. Strange to say now, participants needed to pass an interview before being considered to go on the tour, so it was a rare opportunity. The opening of China in 1980s generated a wider public interest and SACU, which was able to expand tours, […]

Michael Sheringham will be in conversation with SACU Archivist Dr Linxi Li on his experiences of living and teaching in Beijing. This is the latest in our series "Your Stories with China" SACU ChinaChats. Michael studied Chinese at Durham and Cambridge Universities, becoming an active SACU member in its early years after 1967. Michael joined the 1971 SACU tour  and he was invited to teach English at Peking University (Beida) in 1972, staying there until 1978. This was the period of the 'Revolution in Education', which he experienced at first hand. He will illustrate his talk with his own photographs. Saturday 15th […]

SACU ChinaChat meeting for members:  "A Moral Question, A Moral Duty" - Behind the scenes with SACU member Iris Yau, Curator of the exhibition "Opium, Silk and the Missionaries in China" currently open at the Brunei Gallery, SOAS.   The Exhibition: “Opium, Silk and the Missionaries in China” retells one of the largely forgotten histories of the relationship between Britain and China in the 19th Century. It draws on several collections, using artefacts to explore the history of the Opium Wars. Botanical arts and tools, historical artefacts about silk, missionary work and intercultural shared experiences in China recorded by British Missionaries throughout this period […]

SACU’s 2021 Annual General Meeting will be held On: Saturday 2 October 2021 At:  12.00 noon after the preceding public event "Railways and Reunions" at the same venue In:  Wesley Conference Hotel, 81-103 Euston Street, London NW1 2EZ and by Zoom   SACU’s AGM will receive the Annual Report of the Council of Management and the Annual Accounts for 2020. Papers and links have been sent to all members: Minutes of AGM 2020 Annual Report of the Council of Management 2020 Annual Accounts 2020 Proposed Constitution which will become the Constitution for SACU once it is confirmed as a Charitable Incorporated […]

SACU is pleased to announce a new monthly film club in collaboration with UK-China Film Collab (UCFC). Members are invited to watch a curated film each month and to participate in an online discussion. The forum will be casually moderated by Dr Hiu Man Chan, a SACU member and also Founder & Director of UCFC. The film club will schedule to e-meet every last Tuesday of the month between 19:00 and 20:00. Here is the selected film for our launching event in March: BETTER DAYS (2019) & your host’s recommendation Directed by Derek Tsang, BETTER DAYS (2019) is one of […]

SACU members are invited to join SACU X UCFC Film Club on Tuesday 31 May at 7.00pm to discuss this month’s film: HAVANA DIVAS (2018), written and directed by Louisa Wei. Watch the film on CATHAYPLAY. Don’t forget to watch the movie first before coming to the online session: JOIN HERE   SACU’s monthly Film Club is held in collaboration with UK-China Film Collab (UCFC). Dr Hiu Man Chan, SACU member and founder of UK-China Film Collab, will facilitate the discussion.

This SACU ChinaChat is a members only event as a follow up to SACU's Panel Discussion: China and the Ukraine Crisis, which took place Wednesday 25 May 2022.   View the SACU Panel Discussion: China and the Ukraine Crisis on SACU's YouTube channel here   Further details to be announced.   SACU ChinaChats enable members to discuss and develop their own understanding of  issues. The meetings are not recorded and are for SACU members only.   Event Leader: Arron Van Rompaey (SACU Council) email: arron@sacu.org.uk      

SACU members are invited to join SACU X UCFC Film Club on Tuesday 28 June, 7.00-8.00pm to discuss this month’s film: A DOG BARKING AT THE MOON (2019) Watch the film on CATHAYPLAY or AMAZON Don’t forget to watch the movie first before coming to the online session: JOIN HERE SACU’s monthly Film Club is held in collaboration with UK-China Film Collab (UCFC). Dr Hiu Man Chan, SACU member and founder of UK-China Film Collab, will facilitate the discussion.

SACU Film Club resumes this month with a discussion on the film The Six (2021), directed by Arthur Jones.   Watch the film then join the Film Club Discussion on Tuesday 25 October, 7.00-8.00pm.   SACU members will be sent links for the private viewing and the discussion by Zoom.   SACU's monthly Film Club is held in collaboration with UK-China Film Collab (UCFC) Thanks to 陳曉雯 Dr Hiu Man Chan(SACU member and Director of UK-China Film Collab) for arranging our viewing and follow-up discussion.   The Six 六人: Documentary film (2021), directed by Arthur Jones, tells the untold story of the six Chinese […]

Calling all SACU members and friends to support this global demonstration against racism towards people with Chinese, South East and South-East Asian heritage. Last year over 15,000 people took to the streets of London as part of an international day of protest for United Nations Anti-Racism Day. SACU stood with them, spreading awareness of the rise in Sinophobia and anti-South East Asian sentiment. Saturday 16 March 2024 - join us again by looking for the SACU Banner (a dragon might be joining us this year) outside the Home Office in Westminster. Nearest tube stations are St James's Park, Westminster and […]

Introduction In this talk, Robert Stallard will give an overview of the extraordinary life of an extraordinary man. Joseph Needham began as a leading pioneer in biochemistry and then went on to become the world authority on the history of Chinese science and civilization. His work truly revolutionised the appreciation of the Chinese contribution to science, engineering, medicine and mathematics. In spite of all his other commitments, he found considerable time to devote to bringing about the foundation of SACU sixty years ago. Free online talk - reserve your place on Eventbrite here A Zoom link will be sent shortly […]

In the early nineteen-forties China was in desperate need, struggling to defend itself against the Japanese invaders. In Europe and North Africa, the allied war effort was on the back foot and there was little the UK could do to give practical support to its key ally, China. An important gesture was to send a motley bunch of a few hundred school leavers who had signed up as members of the Friends Ambulance Unit China Convoy to do medical relief work in China. These were pacifists who had been exempted from military service as conscientious objectors, the FAU being the […]

We are excited to invite our members, old and new, to an informal social event in London to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of SACU on Saturday, 31 May 2025! This is a special in-person event for all members.   We will start with a delicious lunch at Shanghai Family Restaurant (shanghaifamily.co.uk) at 12:00pm. After lunch, for those who are free and interested, we will visit the British Museum for a tour of the Chinese collections led by Dr Frances Wood, SACU Vice President.   Event Details: 📍 Lunch: Shanghai Family Restaurant, 12:00pm (Attendees will bear their own costs for lunch, […]

SACU members are warmly invited to SACU’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will take place online on Saturday, 21 June 2025, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM (BST). AGM papers and Zoom link have been circulated to all members. Call for Council Nominations As part of the AGM, nominations for SACU Council members are invited. This year, we particularly need to appoint two officers for the key roles of: Chair Treasurer We are also seeking members who can contribute their expertise in the following areas: Zoom Management Social Media Promotions If you are interested in standing for election, or would […]

SACU is co-host with CMG and CGTN and all SACU members are cordially invited to attend. Event: "Echoes of War, Visions of Peace", to mark the end of World War II Day/Time: Tuesday 26 August, 6.00-9.00pm Venue: Bluecoat Gallery, 8 School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX Programme: Panel of world experts to discuss the crucial but often forgotten role of China in World War II. Witness to War – The Story of George Hogg, documentary film screening The film will incorporate footage recorded during our April SACU "Footsteps of George Hogg" Tour Dr Frances Wood, SACU Vice President, will be on […]