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July 2022
Open-Air Cinema: In Conversation with Su Tong (China in Context)
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. 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 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…
Find out more »SACU Council and Working Groups Meetings – Saturday 23 July 2022
Saturday 23 July 2022: SACU Council and Working groups meetings (online by Zoom) 11.00am-1.00pm, SACU Council – The Agenda with Zoom link will be emailed to Council members 2.30-4.00pm, Working Groups meeting – All members are very welcome to join one of the three working groups to help plan future events and initiatives SACU Public Education Working Group Membership Development and Support Working Group China Connections/Chinese Heritage Working Group If you are interested in joining the Working Groups meetings please contact membership@sacu.org.uk
Find out more »SACU X UCFC Film Club: Life Without Principle (2011) Discussion
Film Title: LIFE WITHOUT PRINCIPLE Directed by Johnnie To Starring Ching Wan Lau, Richie Jen, Denise Ho The film will be followed by a panel discussion / conversation 2011 | 107mins | Hong Kong SAR, China | rated (18TBC) The story of three characters: an ordinary bank teller is forced to sell high risk securities to her customers, a small-time thug who delves into the futures index hoping for easy money, and a police inspector who is suddenly desperate…
Find out more »September 2022
SACU AGM 2022 – Members Only Meeting
SACU's 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held: On: Saturday 24th September 2022 At: 11.00a.m. In: The Wesley Conference Hotel, London (81-103 Euston Street, London NW1 2EZ) and by Zoom To register for the AGM (members only), please use the following Eventbrite link for both in person and online attendance: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sacu-agm-2022-tickets-409601277447 AGM papers have been circulated to members in a special members newsletter. Please email SACU Secretary if you have any questions related to the AGM: jacob@sacu.org.uk …
Find out more »SACU Bridge Builders and Heart in Two Homes
We 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 Zoom To register for the public afternoon event (in person or online), please use the following Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sacu-bridge-builders-tickets-409613534107 SACU was invited to…
Find out more »October 2022
China Week 2022 – Lau China Institute, King’s College London
China 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 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…
Find out more »SACU Council and Working Groups Meetings – Saturday 22 October 2022
Saturday 22 October 2022: SACU Council and Working groups meetings (online by Zoom) 11.00am-1.00pm, SACU Council – The Agenda with Zoom link will be emailed to Council members 2.30-4.00pm, Working Groups meeting – All members are very welcome to join one of the three working groups to help plan future events and initiatives SACU Public Education Working Group Membership Development and Support Working Group China Connections/Chinese Heritage Working Group If you are interested in joining the Working Groups meetings please contact membership@sacu.org.uk
Find out more »SACU X UCFC Film Club: The Six (2021) 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…
Find out more »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 of over twenty books on modern Chinese politics and history. His latest book is Xi: a Study in Power. Jenny Clegg is a China specialist,…
Find out more »November 2022
China’s Greatest Poet: The Story of Du Fu – Talk by SACU President Michael Wood
'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 around China – which took place in the midst of one of the worst wars in Chinese history – and explore why his poetry is…
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