SACU & HSBC Joint Event with online talk by Michael Wood, SACU President
SACU is delighted to hold a joint event with HSBC China Connect (HCC) when SACU President Michael Wood will present his insights and experiences of China and Chinese life, as well as introducing his new book, The Story of China. This is a members-only event held on Zoom. The Zoom link and password have recently been sent out in our November eNewsletter. Please email questions to membership@sacu.org.uk HSBC China Connect (HCC) Connecting colleagues to Chinese business, culture and language
The Early Years of SACU: SACU ChinaChat by Zoom
"The Early Years of SACU" with Graham Perry in conversation with SACU Archivist Linxi Li. Graham Perry has made over 70 visits to China as a businessman, negotiating with China's trade corporations. He is Visiting Professor of Dispute Resolution at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing. An early member of SACU, he has also been an active Vice-Chairman of SACU. Graham Perry, early SACU member This is the first talk in the SACU ChinaChat series "Your Stories with China". SACU ChinaChats are informal meetings for members only. The Zoom link for member registrations was included in our November […]
Paper Ambassadors from China: Richard Morel, Curator, British Library’s Philatelic Collections
Paper Ambassadors from China: The Life & Stamp Designs of Mrs Lu Tianjiao (1954-2001) A talk for the opening ceremony of SACU-PKU Essay/Art Competition 2020-2021, on 5th December. Join Dr Frances Wood, SACU Vice President, and hear Richard Morel, Curator, British Library's Philatelic Collections, talk about the first woman to design stamps in China. Time: Saturday 5th December, 3.00pm Please join us at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85889028173?pwd=dE9IMEIybXJRdXVxaEpXaWlIeTlWUT09 SACU's Essay/Art Competition This event launches the 5th year of SACU's Essay/Art Competition held jointly with Peking University each year since SACU commemorated its 50th anniversary in 2015. The aim of the competition is to help young people […]
The May Fourth Movement and its Cultural Impact: a SACU ChinaChat
SACU ChinaChat online event for SACU members: The May Fourth Movement and its Cultural Impact,  a discussion led by Rob Stallard and Michael Sheringham, Thursday 21 January, 6.00-7.00 pm An online presentation and discussion on the May Fourth Movement, the patriotic protests at the end of WW1 and the literary/cultural movement that accompanied it. Rob Stallard, SACU Vice President and a long-standing member of SACU, has written many articles for China Eye and produces his own series of online histories of China and aspects of Chinese life and culture. Michael Sheringham has also been a long-standing member of SACU and regularly contributes […]
SACU Council and Working Groups Meetings, Saturday 20 February 2021
SACU Council (morning) and three Working Groups Meetings (afternoon). The next meeting of SACU's Council of Management takes place on Saturday 20th February, 11.00am - 1.00pm by Microsoft Teams. A Calendar Invite will be sent to SACU Council members In the afternoon, all SACU members are invited to join one of SACU's three Working Groups meetings by Zoom. 2.30 Welcome 2.45 Break up into Working Group meetings 3.30 Council meeting reconvened 4.00 Meeting close The three groups are: Public Education (led by Zoe Reed) Membership Support and Development (led by Ros Wong) China Connections and Heritage (led by Fang Wang). Agendas […]
Neil Taylor in conversation with SACU Archivist Linxi Li
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, […]
Standing Up To Sinophobia: from Fu Manchu to Bat Soup
The increase in hate crime against Chinese people is alarming. As an organisation with the mission to build friendship and understanding between the peoples of China and the UK, it is important that we provide a platform and facilitate dialogue that will help understand this terrible feature of British society and work with others to tackle it. Dr Jenny Clegg SACU Vice-President will open the event with a presentation on Fu Manchu. A distinguished panel will look at the distinctive nature of Sinophobia and how we might tackle it: Dr Diana Yeh Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Culture and the Creative Industries and […]
Michael Sheringham: Living and Teaching in Beijing in the 1970s – SACU ChinaChat Series “Your Stories with China”
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 Council and Working Groups Meetings Saturday 22 May 2021
SACU Council (morning) and three Working Groups Meetings (afternoon). 11.00am-1.00pm: The next meeting of SACU's Council of Management takes place on Saturday 22 May 2021, 11.00am - 1.00pm by Zoom. The Agenda and papers with embedded Zoom link have been sent to SACU Council members. 2.30-4.00pm: All SACU members are invited to join SACU's Working Groups meeting by Zoom. For this meeting the three working groups will meet together to discuss and programme upcoming events. Agendas and Zoom link will be sent out to members who are involved a few days before the meeting. The three groups are: Public Education […]
Education as a Bridge to Anglo-Chinese Understanding: SACU Panel Discussion
SACU Panel Discussion - SACU's Public Education Working Group has assembled an excellent speaker panel to cover multiple aspects of this vital collaboration. The Expert Panel will discuss education about China in the UK as a 'Bridge to Anglo-Chinese Understanding'. Panel: Tim Clissold is a well-known writer on China, author of Mr China: a Memoir (2005); China Rules (2014); and most recently Cloud Chamber (2021). He is a Senior Research Associate at the Cambridge University China Centre and a champion of introducing the study of Chinese civilization in schools. Professor David Law is Academic Director, Global Partnerships, at Keele University […]