Brings China closer

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The Netherlands China Association

Brings China closer:
via information, dialogue en connections

The VNC is an independent active association dedicated to sharing knowledge and networking in the cultural, business and educational fields in order to create better dialogue and cooperation between the Netherlands and China.

To this end, we regularly organize events and publish interesting articles in our periodical ChinaNU+.

We do this non-profit, without political or religious affiliation and with purely unpaid volunteers as board and staff. We have been doing this for more than 48 years.

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ChinaNU+

VNC’s own articles about China’s culture, economy, and science

China NOW almost half a century old; period 1996 – 2001
China NOW almost half a century old; period 1996 – 2001

05/05/2025

Jaap Post In recent times there have been several attempts to publish a magazine about China. None, but one of those attempts was long lasting. We are rightly proud that […]
A First Introduction to Qi
A First Introduction to Qi

28/04/2025

By Astrid Bouwman Prompted by the VNC invitation to the lecture on Qi, “Between Floating Clouds and Flowing Water,” I rushed through the rain to the Jungle in Amsterdam East, […]
Four-Part Series: Chinese Associations in the Netherlands
Four-Part Series: Chinese Associations in the Netherlands

17/04/2025

By Im Fong Liu, with thanks to Ed van der Feer Introduction to this four-part series The first Chinese communities settled in the Netherlands more than a century ago. What […]
China: From Copycats to Inventors
China: From Copycats to Inventors

01/04/2025

By Jan van der Putten Once, China was the cradle of great inventions, then it became a land of communist copycats, and now the great inventors are once again Chinese. […]
Memories of Fake Market
Memories of Fake Market

31/03/2025

From Shanghai, where she has lived for 17 years, Ans Hooft shares with us what strikes and concerns her as both an insider yet also an outsider. She works as […]
Love me tender
Love me tender

31/03/2025

by Glenn van der Meer A well-known stereotype about doing business in China is that the key to success is a network of good relationships, and that the personal bond […]

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