The VNC Competition, organised in collaboration with Nuffic, challenged secondary school pupils to show in a creative way what fascinates them about China. In words or images, they could give their personal view of a country full of contrasts, where age-old traditions and modern developments come together. From the entries,
Sunzi’s book The Art of War is “essentially a plea for caution” The launch of the new Dutch translation of “孙子兵法 (Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ) – the classic by Sunzi, translated by sinologist and renowned translator Mark Leenhouts (“De kunst van het oorlogvoeren“) – on March 19 sparked a rich discussion on
By Jan van der Putten The Western classics are better known in China than the Chinese classics are here. Since the nineteenth century, Aristotle and his followers have played a political role in the Celestial Empire. Chinese chauvinists have used them for their cart, or simply canceled them. Machiavelli of
by Floor Perquin This column explores various aspects of the Chinese language. This time, we are focusing on the Year of the Horse. Floor Perquin is an interpreter, translator and Chinese language teacher. Happy New Year of the Horse The new Chinese year has now begun. I hope you had
by Sjef van Erp Comparative law, the comparison of legal systems to better understand differences and similarities in thinking about law, has brought Sjef van Erp into contact with numerous colleagues outside the Netherlands and also with colleagues in China. For a year now, he has been working with an
by Nout Wellink In this article, Nout Wellink updates us on REE. What are REE, what role does it play in the very current trade war and how does it affect geopolitical relations? The author also discusses the historical backgrounds and which way it is going or could go. What
by R.R. Knoop “Do you know how they used to make a PowerPoint – something with glass?” a Chinese student asked me, apparently in a moment of confidence. Together with two other students, she had been assigned to me as guide and babysitter during a visit to Shandong University in
What fascinates you about China? Do you like to learn more about China and do you want to enthuse others about this fascinating country that is becoming increasingly important in the world? Then grab your chance now and participate in the VNC Competition, organized in collaboration with Nuffic! We challenge
by Hildegard Regnerij In this article, Hildegard talks about her experience as an exchange student at Tsinghua University in Beijing February – June 2025 Tsinghua is regarded as the best university in Asia and is not only very prestigious but also a very internationally oriented research university with 22 schools
