Language with Character. The year of the snake: boring it shall not be!
In this section, various different aspects of the Chinese language are covered. Floor Perquin is an interpreter, translator, and Chinese language teacher. We are now already in March 2025, and that means the Chinese New Year is already behind us. The Year of the Snake, 蛇年 (Shé nián), has begun.
Memories of Fake Market
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 a Life Coach, Stress Counsellor, and writer. A newly arrived expat in Shanghai asked me, “Where has that famous open-air
Love me tender
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 with the decision-maker in an organization is more important than the actual product being sold. Glenn van der Meer doesn’t
Ne Zha 2: Van traditionele mythologie naar moderne animatie
door Evelyn Luo The animated film Ne Zha 2 was released during this year’s Chinese New Year and has quickly made history by becoming China’s highest-grossing film ever. It achieved a significant milestone by surpassing 12.05 billion yuan ($1.66 billion) at the global box office, placing it among the top
The Chinese AI Revolution and the Disruption of DeepSeek
From Shanghai, Yereth Jansen informs us about the latest developments in the field of artificial intelligence. Naturally, this includes the recent introduction of DeepSeek and the reactions from the high-tech industry. As the AI market has been significantly shaken, a reassessment of the European position is urgently necessary. The world
Nederland en Taiwan opnieuw verbonden: De voortrekkersrollen van Leonard Blussé en Y.C. Lo in de jaren 1970-1990
Frans-Paul van der Putten The Dutch historian and sinologist Leonard Blussé was one of the driving forces behind a series of publications of sources that have significantly contributed to the Dutch and Taiwanese understanding of their mutual history. In 1986, after many years of preparation, the first volume of the
The New China Playbook: Beyond Socialism and Capitalism by Keyu Yin
Book Review by Nout Wellink For an outsider, China is difficult to understand. Such an outsider constantly encounters governmental interventions that contradict free market principles. The author of this fascinating book, Keyu Yin, seeks to explain why and how China’s approach (“Playbook”) is different from that of the West. Different,
Language with character
In this section, various different aspects of the Chinese language are discussed. Floor Perquin is an interpreter, translator, and Chinese language teacher. 冬 : Winter sounds After discussing the character for ‘autumn’ in the previous article, today we venture onto thin ice. The radical (the part of the character that
25 years of brain research in China
Prof. Dr. Dick F. Swaab Did you know that brain research has led to changes in juvenile law and the transgender law? Dick Swaab, a prominent physician and brain researcher, known to the general public for his book ‘We Are Our Brains’, is also a professor at Zhejiang University. In
