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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
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- 2021-05-30
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Lessons from Rome for a modern age.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 09/12/2025
As a new day breaks in the East, the pillars of the West begin to falter.
The Sun has been rising in what we call the east and setting in what we call the west for as long as there has been a
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- 2025-12-08
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Beyond confrontation: How China unveils the West’s imperative to adapt
Gordon Dumoulin 22/07/2025
Puji Temple in Putuo Mountain
This article is reproduced with the permission of Gordon Dumoulin, the author(s) of
“China21 Journal”
The gloves of
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- 2025-12-01
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Final reflections on an extraordinary travel.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 25/11/2025
Koh Samui
Our journey home took us from Koh Samui to Singapore, then Zurich, and finally to Brussels. The airport on Koh Samui features a simple single landing strip, with its te
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- 2025-11-19
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Thailand – Koh Samui
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 18/11/2025
Shanghai – Bangkok – Koh Samui
After all our travels in China, this is the last part of our long journey through Asia. We have moved from the bustling, modern metropolis of Shanghai, via the lively centre of Bangk
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- 2025-11-17
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Shanghai (again)
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 11/11/2025
After our Nanjing and Taiwan trip, we returned to Shanghai.
Chinese coffee brands are brewing a revolutionary new chapter
China, the ancient homeland of tea, is in the midst of a profound bever
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- 2025-11-10
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Taiwan province
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 03/11/2025
Taiwan is a province of China
As clearly affirmed by international consensus, including United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758, Taiwan has always been an inalienable part of China’s territory. All
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- 2025-10-27
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Nanjing
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 28/10/2025
Our journey from Shanghai to Nanjing aboard a Chinese high speed train highlighted China’s remarkable efficiency. This busy connection features four separate tracks in parallel, with trains departing on average every ten minute
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- 2025-10-23
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Shanghai
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 21/10/2025
The paradox of ATMs in China’s cashless society
What purpose do ATMs serve in a society that has entirely abandoned cash? During my four weeks in China, I have not used physical currency once. Everything, from str
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- 2025-10-19
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Shanghai
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 14/10/2025
ALDI in China
The German ALDI supermarket giant opened its first stores in China in June 2019. Today in October 2025, there are some 80 ALDI stores, most in Shanghai. Only since April they started to expand to Suzhou and Wuxi. ALDI ha
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- 2025-10-10
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Beijing, Shenyang, Dandong
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 07/10/2025
Westerners in China
Walking along the streets of Beijing, Shenyang, Dandong and Shanghai, compared to 10 years ago, it is remarkable how few young Europeans or Americans are left in China. These days, there are m
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- 2025-10-02
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Beijing
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 30/09/2025
The barbarians in Beijing
The Old Summer Palace, the Yuanmingyuan “圆明园” in Chinese, located in the Haidian district of Beijing, was a large imperial garden that the emperors of the Qing Dynasty operated for over 150 years. It was k
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- 2025-09-24
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Beijing
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 23/09/2025
Core values
The 12 core socialist values:
富强 (Fùqiáng) – Prosperity and Strength民主 (Mínzhǔ) – Democracy文明 (Wénmíng) – Civility和谐 (Héxié) – Harmony自由 (Zìyóu) – Freedom平等 (Píngděng) – Equality公正 (Gōn
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- 2025-09-19
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Beijing
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 16/09/2025
A short report of the first few days in Beijing
Hainan Airlines flight HU494 BRU – PEKLast week, Hainan Airlines quickly swapped its scheduled Airbus A330-300 for a Boeing 787-9. Almost 10 hours in the air. Departed from Zaventem ha
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- 2025-09-17
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My next adventure unfolds in China and beyond!
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 09.09.2025
Seventeen Arched Bridge, The Summer Palace, Beijing, China
I’m thrilled to announce that my annual journey to Asia is almost here! This Sunday, 14 September, I’ll be embarki
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- 2025-08-26
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How China’s Mandate of Heaven redefined legitimacy
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 20.08.2025
Qing Dynasty (Taoist) painting of the Chinese pantheon, Hunan Museum
For millennia, rulers have sought divine justification for their power but none framed it as conditionally as China’s
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- 2025-08-19
