During all these years that I have written articles and books, I have never paid any attention to promoting my writings. I used to publish my articles a dozen third-party blogs, social news websites and local newspapers. My lectures for universities, business and service clubs were never published
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- 2021-05-30
It is your responsibility to fight injustice.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 14.01.2025
The Tools of Influence
Do not waste energy combating the media, politicians, or academics directly. They are merely instruments through which the true power brokers—those operating behind the scenes—exer
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- 2025-01-12
A Critical Examination of Influence and Imbalance
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 12.01.2025
The European Union (EU) is often heralded as a bastion of democracy, transparency, and fair governance. However, beneath this veneer lies a complex and often opaque system of lobbying that has si
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- 2025-01-11
Exploring modern perspectives beyond historical preconceptions
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 04.01.2025
The Battle of Mount Buzhou (in the Pamir mountain range)
Capitalism, Good or Bad?
The answer depends entirely on how you define it. Is it the idealized system of free markets and competit
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- 2025-01-04
Big changes ahead for 2025
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 22.12.2024
On this drizzly winter evening
On this drizzly winter evening right after the winter solstice and just before Christmas, I present you with a short essay on the end of 2024 and a look ahead to next year.
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- 2024-12-22
America in Crisis: Navigating Chaos, Despair, and a Fading Dream.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 15.12.2024
The American people
This essay focuses on the United States, the country located in North America. However, it is not about the common people of the United States, for whom I hold a d
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- 2024-12-15
About the striking differences between Chinese and American entrepreneurship.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 15.11.2024
Cao Dewang, Fuyao Group president
Back in 2000 Before moving to China, I spent nearly my entire career as a project and program manager at MAGNA, a large multinational autom
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- 2024-11-18
A brief report of the first week in China:Frans Vandenbosch 30.09.2024Contrary to what one might have you believe, the Earth is round and not flat:And since I fly with Hainan Airlines (a Chinese airline), we fly straight over Russia and Mongolia:As a result, the travel time is 2.5 hours shorter and
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- 2024-11-10
A brief report of the second week in China:Frans Vandenbosch 09.10.2024It is with pain in my heart that I have to admit that Chinese chocolate is tastier than our “Belgian” chocolate:Coming soon at Aldi: Dutch yoghurt, made in Shanghai:This afternoon spent in the tiny, traditional shops
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- 2024-11-10
A brief report of week 3 in China:Frans Vandenbosch 14.10.2024On Thursday 10/10/2024 I had an extensive business dinner in Fengxian district, in the far south of Shanghai, across the Huanghe River, at the Gulf of Hangzhou. Immediately afterwards we left for Kunming.Kunming is the capital of Yunnan
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- 2024-11-10
A brief report of the first days Laos:Frans Vandenbosch 19.10.2024Kunming, Boten, Luang Prabang. Wednesday evening 16.10.2024 again had a really good meal in Kunming. Noodles with seafood and “Yunnan Bridge” soup:On 17.10.2024 in Kunming, Yunnan, China took the new HST train to Lao
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- 2024-11-09
Some pictures from the second week in Laos and the first days in Chiang Mai, Thailand:Frans Vandenbosch 27.10.2024 In Luang Prabang there is an excellent western bakery. Recommended:No coins in Laos. Only banknotes with huge numbers:Wednesday afternoon 23.10.2024 with an ATR72 turboprop of La
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- 2024-11-09
These are the pictures of the last leg of my tour through Asia.Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Bangkok Frans Vandenbosch 04.11.2024 From Luang Prabang in Laos to Chiang Mai in ThailandChiang Mai.So proud on his VW Golf:.Khantoke Is a famous dish in Chiang MaiIt is made with Northern style
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- 2024-11-07
How does the government work in China?
by Jan Jonckheere • 31 August 2024
This article by Jan Jonckheere was first published in Dutch at Chinasquare. This is a translation in English:
The book ‘How China works?’ explains how the visible hand of the government steers economic devel
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- 2024-09-10
Your insights matter, share your viewpoints.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 06.08.2024
Gweilo 60 aka Kirk Apesland in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China https://youtu.be/1bpxoIT6gkE
We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts on China:
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- 2024-08-06
Exploring modern perspectives beyond historical preconceptions
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 30.07.2024
The first National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in Shanghai 23 July 1921 (own picture 03.06.2023)
Communism, good or bad ?
The answer to that question entirely depends on
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- 2024-07-30
