The immense cultural differences between China and the West make the discussion about the technology competition pointless.
Peter Peverelli • 3 juli 2025
Chinese vs American application of AI; cartoon RedNote (disclaimer)
Culture
What most Westerners fail to understand is that the r
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- 2025-07-05
How truth decays in a world of tribal narrative.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 23.06.2025
Trust, but verify, lessons in healthy scepticism
When my father-in-law boasted of shooting 23 German soldiers in World War II, I didn’t take his word for it. Digging into archives
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- 2025-06-08
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 shaped by e
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- 2025-05-04
The case against western electoral ritualism
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 30.04.2025
Elections in China
On the evening of 24/04/2025, I witnessed yet another masterpiece of acting … in a speech by the faction leader of the largest political party in our parliament to our service club. T
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- 2025-04-26
I want everyone to know where I stand. .Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 02.08.2023
Truth …
Everyone knows where I stand. I’m on trial for the gullible who haven’t really read me, but pass judgment nonetheless based on what others have said! This m
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- 2023-08-02
The US strategy of failure, the boomerang strategy of the foot shot.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 07.03.2023
A comparison of the American and Chinese strategic approach of international conflicts.
Strategy has been a subject of study and practice for centuries, and its importance has only gro
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- 2023-03-09
