Views: 2 Shanghai, trust and confidence growing on every corner. Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 10/05/2026 China is safe Two weeks ago I already noticed it, but I’m still so surprised about this phenomenon that I want to show more photos of unguarded parcels on pavements, this time not on Yo ...

Views: 62 Shanghai city life Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 04/05/2026 New shop opening in Shanghai Xujiahui Grand Gateway 66 South Tower. What a mad rush ! Lunchtime on the pavement At lunchtime, the small restaurants are bustling and packed to the brim, so people spill out on ...

Views: 40 Hidden gems in Shanghai Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 27/04/2026 Sunday afternoon coffee at the crossing of Jianguo road and Jiashan road. Maoming lu The current Maoming Road (茂名路) in Shanghai was once a street with a distinctly European identity, known during the Fr ...

Views: 59 Shanghai to Nanjing Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 20/04/2026 HST to NanjingTaken the High Speed Train to Nanjing. There are HST trains almost every 15 minutes to Nanjing. Above and beyondWe cannot thank my close friend Steven Li Zuyang enough!He generously sent his ...

Views: 67 Shanghai Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 13/04/2026 All the common tourist spots in Shanghai Dentist Dental treatment in China definitely is at a higher level than in Europe. No waiting time for an appointment, cost approximately 1/3 of the cost in Europe. The Pudong tower ...

Views: 77 Here in Shanghai Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 06/04/2026 VLIS party at the belgian consulate in Shanghai We’re in China again. This time we will stay for quite some time in Shanghai. Direct flight and top service with Hainan Airlines. On a straight line from Br ...

Views: 22 From active ingredients to finished pills, the cost gap explained. Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 02/03/2026 Contentious, complicated, controlled A medicine is a chain: feedstocks processed into key starting materials, synthesised into an active ingredient, combined with excipient ...

Views: 129 A visitor’s testament to a people who remember how to sing. Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 02/02/2026 All photos © Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 2025 In April last year, I wrote Peace, harmony and happiness in China. That article struck a chord: many of my readers in Europe found it di ...

Views: 114 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 ...

Views: 44 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 ...

Views: 67 From confrontation to cooperation Jan Oberg  08.07.2025 This is an article, re-published with the approval of the authors of “If You Want To Understand China” – Foreword, Intro and Content of a TFF anthology. In July 2020, former US Secreta ...

Views: 41 The immense cultural differences between China and the West make the discussion about the technology competition pointless. Peter Peverelli • 15 july 2025 Chinese vs American application of AI; cartoon RedNote (disclaimer) Culture What most Westerners fail to understand is ...

Views: 91 One constructed by the west, one lived by the Chinese   Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波  12.05.2025 A mirror divided A friend asked me last week: “Are there two Chinas then ?” His question, while simple, struck at the heart of a deeper truth: our view of China is often not sh ...

Views: 81 National identity as a catalyst for collective progress Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 11.04.2025 A synthesis of cultural heritage and modern nationalism Introduction The interplay of peace (和平, hépíng), harmony (和谐, héxié), and happiness (幸福, xìngfú) in China is deeply root ...

Views: 211 Chinese students, scientists, professors and researchers leaving the US en masse. Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 06.04.2025 China’s scientific rise: a new era of Chinese talent returning home In recent years, a growing number of Chinese scientists, researchers, and students have m ...