Ambassador urges China-UK cooperation as WWII legacy honored at London reception

"We went to Nanjing and saw the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre, which left a huge impression on everyone. It's a terrible story that we learned about in much more detail," said Jarvis. "We also went to Shandan and saw the Bailie school, which Hogg helped set up in the 1930s and '40s ... It's really proud as a relative to see that the small kernel that he and many others planted back then is still living in this technical college now in Shandan."

"Fundamentally, English people and Chinese people have a lot in common, and we all value the friendship we have between the two peoples, and that's really SACU's aim," he said.

Around 100 families and friends of the survivors of the Lisbon Maru, as well as SACU members, attended the event, and said they are willing to carry forward the friendship between the British and Chinese peoples, continue to enhance mutual understanding, and contribute to the sound and steady development of bilateral relations.

Guests also watched Chinese cultural performances, including Ansai waist drum and Yangge dance from Shaanxi province, Wu Opera face-changing from Jiangxi province, and traditional Chinese music solos.