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
Short-term politics, media puppets, and the death of innovation.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 07.06.2025
The short term vision
Western political and economic systems are collapsing under the weight of short-termism, media dependency, and the marginalisation of eng
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- 2025-06-06
It was high time to cut the cord and to end a toxic dependency.
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 02.06.2025
Chinese brands, media, financial institutions and apps
The Western grip: an uneasy dependence
For more than two decades, I have been acutely aware of the growing
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- 2025-06-01
A plea for a fundamental rethink of Europe’s approach to the conflict in Ukraine.
Guestauthor: Steven Arrazola de Oñate 09/05/2025
Steven Arrazola de Oñate served his country in the Belgian army.He was stationed in Kandahar (Afghanistan),an experience about which he wrote his most r
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- 2025-05-16
Quantitative rigor vs. ideological echo chambers in higher education
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 14.05.2025
STEM versus sociology
To render the discussion more transparent, it is first necessary to define the concept of sociology and to delineate the precise scope of the STE
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- 2025-05-09
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
While we graduate activists, China builds EVs
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 21.04.2025
Two futures, One choice: While Europe’s lecture halls burn through their past, China’s assembly lines build the future. Talent, capital, and ambition cross the divide—one microchip, one electric vehicle at a
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- 2025-04-17
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 rooted in its
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- 2025-04-10
The homecoming of Chinese scientists, a testament to China’s vision and global scientific leadership
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 made the si
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- 2025-04-04
Whistle-blowers, dissidents, and exiles fighting for free speech
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 26.03.2025
Bo Phut Resort, Koh Samui, Thailand
The outcasts of the West
In an era where Western governments claim to uphold free speech and human rights, an increasing number of dissidents find th
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- 2025-03-22
The Silent Triumph
Frans Vandenbosch 方腾波 06.03.2025
A Conflict of Shadows and Light
In recent years, the world has witnessed an evolving battle, one that few predicted would change the course of history so dramatically. Images of fraying supply chains, rising tariffs, and the splin
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- 2025-03-02
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 Reckoning: Int
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- 2025-02-05
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 alternative
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- 2025-02-03
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 and competit
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- 2025-01-04
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 multinational autom
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- 2024-11-18
