Views: 47 The War on Young Minds. Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 03.03.2025 The Theft of Innocence The phrase “stolen children” typically evokes images of physical abduction; a horrific crime that dominates headlines and ignites public outrage. Campaigns like Pam Palmater ‘s Justice fo ...

Views: 27 Aristotelian Realism vs. Humanity’s Futile Flinching. From Locomotives to Nuclear Power, the Future Refuses to Kneel. Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 24.02.2025 Intellectual inertia Humanity’s intellectual inertia—the stubborn urge to cling to comfort over truth—has always faltered ...

Views: 57 The Socio-Economic consequences of Chinese style entrepreneurship. Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 14.02.2025 This article stands as a profound tribute to Chinese private entrepreneurs—an unshakable admiration for the long-established Chinese big corporations, and most importantly, an ...

Views: 116 The Socio-Economic and Strategic Consequences of Educational Failure in the West Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 06.02.2025 Educational Crisis and the Rise of China’s Intellectual Supremacy This Article is Part 13 of a Series: The Cognitive Reck ...

Views: 40 Embracing Cultural Diversity in a Multipolar World Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 03.02..2025 The unipolar world order imposed by US hegemony is gradually being challenged by a multipolar vision—one that allows various civilisations and cultures to coexist without subjugation. This al ...

Views: 53 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 sc ...

Views: 158 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 t ...

Views: 107 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 an ...

Views: 135 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 y ...

Views: 57 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 ...

Views: 95 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 multinatio ...

Views: 176 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 s ...

Views: 93 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, traditio ...

Views: 72 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 ...

Views: 69 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 tra ...