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A study in civilisational grief
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 16/03/2026
Photo credit: tearsofdeepgrief
Symptoms
A French veteran shouts at a Beijing waitress in a language she does not understand. Young Americans drift through Shanghai, certain the world owes them a living, and th
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- 2026-03-16
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From manufacturing to geopolitics: a litany of error.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 09/02/2026
They were all wrong, very wrong.
For years, prominent Western analysts have consistently misjudged China’s trajectory, from its economic resilience to its strategic intentions. T
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- 2026-02-09
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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
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- 2025-06-08
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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
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- 2023-08-02
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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 ha
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- 2023-03-09
