The Black Watch is one of the oldest Royal Highland Regiments in Scotland. The Black Watch Association offers assistance to Black Watch veterans and manages the Balhousie Castle and the Black Watch Museum, which houses a number of Chinese collections. These objects were donated by the families of soldiers who served in the Black Watch, and serve as a documentation of military campaigns and/or international affairs that the Black Watch participated in as part of the army.

Chinese objects in this collection were dated from the mid to late 20th century. For instance, six Communist propaganda leaflets were acquired from Korea during the Korean War (1950-53), showing collaboration between the Korean People’s Army and the Chinese People’s Volunteer Army, both Communists. The museum also holds a pre-1997 Crown Colony Flag of Hong Kong.