BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//VNC | Vereniging Nederland China - ECPv6.17.5.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/ X-WR-CALDESC:Events for VNC | Vereniging Nederland China REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Amsterdam BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261005T190000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261005T213000 DTSTAMP:20260914T112546Z CREATED:20260914T112546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260914T112546Z UID:10000282-1791226800-1791235800@www.vnc-china.nl SUMMARY:Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: 'Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China' DESCRIPTION:Brings China closer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Become a Member\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latest Articles \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n China Café: corporate responsibility in China and Europe\, closer together than we think? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Learning Chinese is on the Rise Again \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VNC Annual General Meeting 2026: Confidently Heading Towards Our 50th Anniversary \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Liberation or Backwardness? On love\, sex and intimacy in the Netherlands and China \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VNC Agenda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 19:00 - 21:30 \n \n \n \n Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’ \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Den Haag \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 8 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 17:00 - 19:30 \n \n \n \n China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October – Eindhoven \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Eindhoven \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 11 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 11 October @ 08:00 - 25 October @ 17:00 \n \n \n \n Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy Living \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n View Calendar \n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n View More Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Add Your Own Event\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Netherlands China Association \n \n \n \n Brings China closer: via information\, dialogue en connections \n \n \n \n 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About us\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Culture and Society\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Economics and Business\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Education and Science\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ChinaNU+ \n \n \n \n VNC’s own articles about China’s culture\, economy\, and science \n \n \n \n \n Culture and societyLearning Chinese is on the Rise Again22/09/2026 An interview with Tjibbe van Ellen about Silk Mandarin language school Marilou den Outer Unable to find a suitable language school\, he decided to start one himself. In a nutshell\, […]Read FurtherCulture and societyCocktail with a Pulse Diagnosis: China’s Ancient Wellness Reinvented03/09/2026 by Xixi Wang In the autumn of 2026\, VNC will organize a group trip to China centred on the theme Healthy Living in China\, exploring topics such as exercise\, nutrition\, […]Read FurtherEconomics and businessCybersecurity\, China and the Price of European Self-Reliance02/09/2026 Reporting from Shanghai\, Yereth Jansen analyzes the debate surrounding the revision of the European Cybersecurity Act. A report by the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) and KPMG […]Read FurtherCulture and societyThe musical universe of Qniverse14/08/2026 Interview with a creative jack-of-all-trades by Marilou den Outer She has been playing the flute since she was five\, sings\, paints\, and acts. After earning a bachelor’s degree in classical […]Read FurtherEconomics and businessThree strong assets; ASML\, the AI Act and Mistral; Is Europe taking a third path within the AI rivalry between the US and China?01/08/2026 by Vici Gao Since I moved to the Netherlands\, I have noticed something strange. People here rarely talk about AI in the way they do in Silicon Valley. There is […]Read FurtherEconomics and business‘Neijuan’ or ‘Involution’\, What is it Really?27/07/2026 The underreported dark side of China’s economic growth by Aldo Spaanjaars China’s economic success story has a downside that until recently remained underreported. Under the banner of neijuan (内卷)– literally […]Read Further\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read all articles\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Upcoming events \n \n \n \n A combination of VNC’s own activities and events from other organizations\, interesting for our target group. \n \n \n \n Oct05Organized by VNC5 October @ 19:00 - 21:30 Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’Wijnhavengebouw\, The Hague Campus\, Universiteit Leiden Den Haag On Monday 5 October\, the Netherlands-China Association (VNC)\, in collaboration with Leiden Asia Centre (LAC)\, is organising a book presentation with journalist and China expert Garrie van Pinxteren. On the […]Oct08Organized by VNC8 October @ 17:00 - 19:30 China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October – EindhovenAcademisch Genootschap AG Eindhoven Eindhoven What do the figures say\, what does practice say? What does the Benelux Business Survey reveal? How do Benelux companies experience doing business in China? Where are the opportunities\, what […]Oct11Organized by VNC11 October @ 08:00 - 25 October @ 17:00 Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy LivingOnline Discover the secrets of a HEALTHY LIFE IN CHINA – travel with VNC! €2.495 p.p. Now with Early Bird discount of €75 p.p. !! Step into a world where ancient […]Oct19Organized by VNC19 October @ 15:30 - 18:00 Netherlands China Design Symposium at the DDWNatlab Eindhoven Dutch-Chinese collaboration and the opportunities that arise when two very different creative cultures meet. When you visit the Nanjing University of the Arts exhibition at Dutch Design Week\, you may […]Nov2020 November @ 20:00 - 22:00 Lecture World Heritage in ChinaVolksuniversiteit Lisse Lisse After Italy\, China is the country with the most World Heritage Sites in the world: no less than sixty! During this lecture\, Monique Groeneveld will take us on a virtual […]\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n China knowledge \n \n \n \n VNC provides a platform for organizations dedicated to acquiring and sharing knowledge about China. We believe research in this field is essential and support it wherever possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for more information\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our partners \n \n \n \n \n VNC enjoys working with organizations that are engaged with China in the broadest sense. The VNC is always open to new partnerships — together we can achieve more. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for more about partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo’s laden...\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Collaborative partners \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo’s laden... URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/event/book-presentation-garrie-van-pinxteren-control-and-delete-memories-of-authoritarian-china/ LOCATION:Wijnhavengebouw\, The Hague Campus\, Universiteit Leiden\, Wijnhaven 3.46\, Turfmarkt 99\, Den Haag\, Zuid-Holland\, 2511 DP CATEGORIES:China Cafe calendar,Culture and Society,Cultuur en Maatschappij,VNC event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.vnc-china.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pinxteren-Garrie-van-Control-en-delete-3D.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261008T170000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261008T193000 DTSTAMP:20260923T085940Z CREATED:20260923T085940Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T085940Z UID:10000281-1791478800-1791487800@www.vnc-china.nl SUMMARY:China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October - Eindhoven DESCRIPTION:Brings China closer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Become a Member\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latest Articles \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n China Café: corporate responsibility in China and Europe\, closer together than we think? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Learning Chinese is on the Rise Again \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VNC Annual General Meeting 2026: Confidently Heading Towards Our 50th Anniversary \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Liberation or Backwardness? On love\, sex and intimacy in the Netherlands and China \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VNC Agenda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 19:00 - 21:30 \n \n \n \n Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’ \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Den Haag \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 8 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 17:00 - 19:30 \n \n \n \n China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October – Eindhoven \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Eindhoven \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 11 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 11 October @ 08:00 - 25 October @ 17:00 \n \n \n \n Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy Living \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n View Calendar \n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n View More Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Add Your Own Event\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Netherlands China Association \n \n \n \n Brings China closer: via information\, dialogue en connections \n \n \n \n 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About us\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Culture and Society\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Economics and Business\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Education and Science\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ChinaNU+ \n \n \n \n VNC’s own articles about China’s culture\, economy\, and science \n \n \n \n \n Culture and societyLearning Chinese is on the Rise Again22/09/2026 An interview with Tjibbe van Ellen about Silk Mandarin language school Marilou den Outer Unable to find a suitable language school\, he decided to start one himself. In a nutshell\, […]Read FurtherCulture and societyCocktail with a Pulse Diagnosis: China’s Ancient Wellness Reinvented03/09/2026 by Xixi Wang In the autumn of 2026\, VNC will organize a group trip to China centred on the theme Healthy Living in China\, exploring topics such as exercise\, nutrition\, […]Read FurtherEconomics and businessCybersecurity\, China and the Price of European Self-Reliance02/09/2026 Reporting from Shanghai\, Yereth Jansen analyzes the debate surrounding the revision of the European Cybersecurity Act. A report by the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) and KPMG […]Read FurtherCulture and societyThe musical universe of Qniverse14/08/2026 Interview with a creative jack-of-all-trades by Marilou den Outer She has been playing the flute since she was five\, sings\, paints\, and acts. After earning a bachelor’s degree in classical […]Read FurtherEconomics and businessThree strong assets; ASML\, the AI Act and Mistral; Is Europe taking a third path within the AI rivalry between the US and China?01/08/2026 by Vici Gao Since I moved to the Netherlands\, I have noticed something strange. People here rarely talk about AI in the way they do in Silicon Valley. There is […]Read FurtherEconomics and business‘Neijuan’ or ‘Involution’\, What is it Really?27/07/2026 The underreported dark side of China’s economic growth by Aldo Spaanjaars China’s economic success story has a downside that until recently remained underreported. Under the banner of neijuan (内卷)– literally […]Read Further\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read all articles\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Upcoming events \n \n \n \n A combination of VNC’s own activities and events from other organizations\, interesting for our target group. \n \n \n \n Oct05Organized by VNC5 October @ 19:00 - 21:30 Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’Wijnhavengebouw\, The Hague Campus\, Universiteit Leiden Den Haag On Monday 5 October\, the Netherlands-China Association (VNC)\, in collaboration with Leiden Asia Centre (LAC)\, is organising a book presentation with journalist and China expert Garrie van Pinxteren. On the […]Oct08Organized by VNC8 October @ 17:00 - 19:30 China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October – EindhovenAcademisch Genootschap AG Eindhoven Eindhoven What do the figures say\, what does practice say? What does the Benelux Business Survey reveal? How do Benelux companies experience doing business in China? Where are the opportunities\, what […]Oct11Organized by VNC11 October @ 08:00 - 25 October @ 17:00 Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy LivingOnline Discover the secrets of a HEALTHY LIFE IN CHINA – travel with VNC! €2.495 p.p. Now with Early Bird discount of €75 p.p. !! Step into a world where ancient […]Oct19Organized by VNC19 October @ 15:30 - 18:00 Netherlands China Design Symposium at the DDWNatlab Eindhoven Dutch-Chinese collaboration and the opportunities that arise when two very different creative cultures meet. When you visit the Nanjing University of the Arts exhibition at Dutch Design Week\, you may […]Nov2020 November @ 20:00 - 22:00 Lecture World Heritage in ChinaVolksuniversiteit Lisse Lisse After Italy\, China is the country with the most World Heritage Sites in the world: no less than sixty! During this lecture\, Monique Groeneveld will take us on a virtual […]\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n China knowledge \n \n \n \n VNC provides a platform for organizations dedicated to acquiring and sharing knowledge about China. We believe research in this field is essential and support it wherever possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for more information\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our partners \n \n \n \n \n VNC enjoys working with organizations that are engaged with China in the broadest sense. The VNC is always open to new partnerships — together we can achieve more. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for more about partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo’s laden...\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Collaborative partners \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo’s laden... URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/event/china-cafe-south-china-still-a-market-full-of-opportunities-8-october-eindhoven/ LOCATION:Academisch Genootschap AG Eindhoven\, Parklaan 93\, Eindhoven\, Netherlands CATEGORIES:China Cafe calendar,Economics and Business,Economie en zakelijk,VNC event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.vnc-china.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/foto-china-cafe.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261011T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261025T170000 DTSTAMP:20260326T175757Z CREATED:20260126T135528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T175757Z UID:10000169-1791705600-1792947600@www.vnc-china.nl SUMMARY:Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy Living DESCRIPTION:Brings China closer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Become a Member\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latest Articles \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n China Café: corporate responsibility in China and Europe\, closer together than we think? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Learning Chinese is on the Rise Again \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VNC Annual General Meeting 2026: Confidently Heading Towards Our 50th Anniversary \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Liberation or Backwardness? On love\, sex and intimacy in the Netherlands and China \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VNC Agenda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 19:00 - 21:30 \n \n \n \n Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’ \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Den Haag \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 8 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 17:00 - 19:30 \n \n \n \n China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October – Eindhoven \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Eindhoven \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 11 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 11 October @ 08:00 - 25 October @ 17:00 \n \n \n \n Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy Living \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n View Calendar \n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n View More Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Add Your Own Event\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Netherlands China Association \n \n \n \n Brings China closer: via information\, dialogue en connections \n \n \n \n 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About us\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Culture and Society\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Economics and Business\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Education and Science\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ChinaNU+ \n \n \n \n VNC’s own articles about China’s culture\, economy\, and science \n \n \n \n \n Culture and societyLearning Chinese is on the Rise Again22/09/2026 An interview with Tjibbe van Ellen about Silk Mandarin language school Marilou den Outer Unable to find a suitable language school\, he decided to start one himself. In a nutshell\, […]Read FurtherCulture and societyCocktail with a Pulse Diagnosis: China’s Ancient Wellness Reinvented03/09/2026 by Xixi Wang In the autumn of 2026\, VNC will organize a group trip to China centred on the theme Healthy Living in China\, exploring topics such as exercise\, nutrition\, […]Read FurtherEconomics and businessCybersecurity\, China and the Price of European Self-Reliance02/09/2026 Reporting from Shanghai\, Yereth Jansen analyzes the debate surrounding the revision of the European Cybersecurity Act. A report by the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) and KPMG […]Read FurtherCulture and societyThe musical universe of Qniverse14/08/2026 Interview with a creative jack-of-all-trades by Marilou den Outer She has been playing the flute since she was five\, sings\, paints\, and acts. After earning a bachelor’s degree in classical […]Read FurtherEconomics and businessThree strong assets; ASML\, the AI Act and Mistral; Is Europe taking a third path within the AI rivalry between the US and China?01/08/2026 by Vici Gao Since I moved to the Netherlands\, I have noticed something strange. People here rarely talk about AI in the way they do in Silicon Valley. There is […]Read FurtherEconomics and business‘Neijuan’ or ‘Involution’\, What is it Really?27/07/2026 The underreported dark side of China’s economic growth by Aldo Spaanjaars China’s economic success story has a downside that until recently remained underreported. Under the banner of neijuan (内卷)– literally […]Read Further\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read all articles\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Upcoming events \n \n \n \n A combination of VNC’s own activities and events from other organizations\, interesting for our target group. \n \n \n \n Oct05Organized by VNC5 October @ 19:00 - 21:30 Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’Wijnhavengebouw\, The Hague Campus\, Universiteit Leiden Den Haag On Monday 5 October\, the Netherlands-China Association (VNC)\, in collaboration with Leiden Asia Centre (LAC)\, is organising a book presentation with journalist and China expert Garrie van Pinxteren. On the […]Oct08Organized by VNC8 October @ 17:00 - 19:30 China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October – EindhovenAcademisch Genootschap AG Eindhoven Eindhoven What do the figures say\, what does practice say? What does the Benelux Business Survey reveal? How do Benelux companies experience doing business in China? Where are the opportunities\, what […]Oct11Organized by VNC11 October @ 08:00 - 25 October @ 17:00 Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy LivingOnline Discover the secrets of a HEALTHY LIFE IN CHINA – travel with VNC! €2.495 p.p. Now with Early Bird discount of €75 p.p. !! Step into a world where ancient […]Oct19Organized by VNC19 October @ 15:30 - 18:00 Netherlands China Design Symposium at the DDWNatlab Eindhoven Dutch-Chinese collaboration and the opportunities that arise when two very different creative cultures meet. When you visit the Nanjing University of the Arts exhibition at Dutch Design Week\, you may […]Nov2020 November @ 20:00 - 22:00 Lecture World Heritage in ChinaVolksuniversiteit Lisse Lisse After Italy\, China is the country with the most World Heritage Sites in the world: no less than sixty! During this lecture\, Monique Groeneveld will take us on a virtual […]\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n China knowledge \n \n \n \n VNC provides a platform for organizations dedicated to acquiring and sharing knowledge about China. We believe research in this field is essential and support it wherever possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for more information\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our partners \n \n \n \n \n VNC enjoys working with organizations that are engaged with China in the broadest sense. The VNC is always open to new partnerships — together we can achieve more. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for more about partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo’s laden...\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Collaborative partners \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo’s laden... URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/event/unique-vnc-group-tour-through-china-with-the-theme-healthy-living/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Art and culture,Culture and Society,Cultuur en Maatschappij,VNC event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.vnc-china.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/China-Briefing-chinas-fitness-industry.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261019T153000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261019T180000 DTSTAMP:20260930T133216Z CREATED:20260930T125652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T133216Z UID:10000285-1792423800-1792432800@www.vnc-china.nl SUMMARY:Netherlands China Design Symposium at the DDW DESCRIPTION:Brings China closer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Become a Member\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latest Articles \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n China Café: corporate responsibility in China and Europe\, closer together than we think? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Learning Chinese is on the Rise Again \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VNC Annual General Meeting 2026: Confidently Heading Towards Our 50th Anniversary \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Liberation or Backwardness? On love\, sex and intimacy in the Netherlands and China \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VNC Agenda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 19:00 - 21:30 \n \n \n \n Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’ \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Den Haag \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 8 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 17:00 - 19:30 \n \n \n \n China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October – Eindhoven \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Eindhoven \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 11 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 11 October @ 08:00 - 25 October @ 17:00 \n \n \n \n Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy Living \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n View Calendar \n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n View More Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Add Your Own Event\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Netherlands China Association \n \n \n \n Brings China closer: via information\, dialogue en connections \n \n \n \n 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About us\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Culture and Society\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Economics and Business\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Education and Science\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ChinaNU+ \n \n \n \n VNC’s own articles about China’s culture\, economy\, and science \n \n \n \n \n Culture and societyLearning Chinese is on the Rise Again22/09/2026 An interview with Tjibbe van Ellen about Silk Mandarin language school Marilou den Outer Unable to find a suitable language school\, he decided to start one himself. In a nutshell\, […]Read FurtherCulture and societyCocktail with a Pulse Diagnosis: China’s Ancient Wellness Reinvented03/09/2026 by Xixi Wang In the autumn of 2026\, VNC will organize a group trip to China centred on the theme Healthy Living in China\, exploring topics such as exercise\, nutrition\, […]Read FurtherEconomics and businessCybersecurity\, China and the Price of European Self-Reliance02/09/2026 Reporting from Shanghai\, Yereth Jansen analyzes the debate surrounding the revision of the European Cybersecurity Act. A report by the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) and KPMG […]Read FurtherCulture and societyThe musical universe of Qniverse14/08/2026 Interview with a creative jack-of-all-trades by Marilou den Outer She has been playing the flute since she was five\, sings\, paints\, and acts. After earning a bachelor’s degree in classical […]Read FurtherEconomics and businessThree strong assets; ASML\, the AI Act and Mistral; Is Europe taking a third path within the AI rivalry between the US and China?01/08/2026 by Vici Gao Since I moved to the Netherlands\, I have noticed something strange. People here rarely talk about AI in the way they do in Silicon Valley. There is […]Read FurtherEconomics and business‘Neijuan’ or ‘Involution’\, What is it Really?27/07/2026 The underreported dark side of China’s economic growth by Aldo Spaanjaars China’s economic success story has a downside that until recently remained underreported. Under the banner of neijuan (内卷)– literally […]Read Further\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read all articles\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Upcoming events \n \n \n \n A combination of VNC’s own activities and events from other organizations\, interesting for our target group. \n \n \n \n Oct05Organized by VNC5 October @ 19:00 - 21:30 Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’Wijnhavengebouw\, The Hague Campus\, Universiteit Leiden Den Haag On Monday 5 October\, the Netherlands-China Association (VNC)\, in collaboration with Leiden Asia Centre (LAC)\, is organising a book presentation with journalist and China expert Garrie van Pinxteren. On the […]Oct08Organized by VNC8 October @ 17:00 - 19:30 China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October – EindhovenAcademisch Genootschap AG Eindhoven Eindhoven What do the figures say\, what does practice say? What does the Benelux Business Survey reveal? How do Benelux companies experience doing business in China? Where are the opportunities\, what […]Oct11Organized by VNC11 October @ 08:00 - 25 October @ 17:00 Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy LivingOnline Discover the secrets of a HEALTHY LIFE IN CHINA – travel with VNC! €2.495 p.p. Now with Early Bird discount of €75 p.p. !! Step into a world where ancient […]Oct19Organized by VNC19 October @ 15:30 - 18:00 Netherlands China Design Symposium at the DDWNatlab Eindhoven Dutch-Chinese collaboration and the opportunities that arise when two very different creative cultures meet. When you visit the Nanjing University of the Arts exhibition at Dutch Design Week\, you may […]Nov2020 November @ 20:00 - 22:00 Lecture World Heritage in ChinaVolksuniversiteit Lisse Lisse After Italy\, China is the country with the most World Heritage Sites in the world: no less than sixty! During this lecture\, Monique Groeneveld will take us on a virtual […]\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n China knowledge \n \n \n \n VNC provides a platform for organizations dedicated to acquiring and sharing knowledge about China. We believe research in this field is essential and support it wherever possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for more information\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our partners \n \n \n \n \n VNC enjoys working with organizations that are engaged with China in the broadest sense. The VNC is always open to new partnerships — together we can achieve more. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for more about partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo’s laden...\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Collaborative partners \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo’s laden... URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/event/netherlands-china-design-symposium-at-the-ddw/ LOCATION:Natlab\, Kastanjelaan 500\, Eindhoven\, Netherlands CATEGORIES:Culture and Society,Cultuur en Maatschappij,VNC event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.vnc-china.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/main-poster-nua_1788192765_1920x1080.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261120T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20261120T220000 DTSTAMP:20260702T131654Z CREATED:20260702T131654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T131654Z UID:10000283-1795204800-1795212000@www.vnc-china.nl SUMMARY:Lecture World Heritage in China DESCRIPTION:Brings China closer \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Become a Member\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Latest Articles \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n China Café: corporate responsibility in China and Europe\, closer together than we think? \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Learning Chinese is on the Rise Again \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VNC Annual General Meeting 2026: Confidently Heading Towards Our 50th Anniversary \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Liberation or Backwardness? On love\, sex and intimacy in the Netherlands and China \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VNC Agenda \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 5 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 19:00 - 21:30 \n \n \n \n Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’ \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Den Haag \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 8 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 17:00 - 19:30 \n \n \n \n China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October – Eindhoven \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n Eindhoven \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n Oct \n \n 11 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n 11 October @ 08:00 - 25 October @ 17:00 \n \n \n \n Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy Living \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n \n View Calendar \n\n\n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n View More Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Add Your Own Event\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The Netherlands China Association \n \n \n \n Brings China closer: via information\, dialogue en connections \n \n \n \n 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. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About us\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Culture and Society\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Economics and Business\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Education and Science\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ChinaNU+ \n \n \n \n VNC’s own articles about China’s culture\, economy\, and science \n \n \n \n \n Culture and societyLearning Chinese is on the Rise Again22/09/2026 An interview with Tjibbe van Ellen about Silk Mandarin language school Marilou den Outer Unable to find a suitable language school\, he decided to start one himself. In a nutshell\, […]Read FurtherCulture and societyCocktail with a Pulse Diagnosis: China’s Ancient Wellness Reinvented03/09/2026 by Xixi Wang In the autumn of 2026\, VNC will organize a group trip to China centred on the theme Healthy Living in China\, exploring topics such as exercise\, nutrition\, […]Read FurtherEconomics and businessCybersecurity\, China and the Price of European Self-Reliance02/09/2026 Reporting from Shanghai\, Yereth Jansen analyzes the debate surrounding the revision of the European Cybersecurity Act. A report by the China Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) and KPMG […]Read FurtherCulture and societyThe musical universe of Qniverse14/08/2026 Interview with a creative jack-of-all-trades by Marilou den Outer She has been playing the flute since she was five\, sings\, paints\, and acts. After earning a bachelor’s degree in classical […]Read FurtherEconomics and businessThree strong assets; ASML\, the AI Act and Mistral; Is Europe taking a third path within the AI rivalry between the US and China?01/08/2026 by Vici Gao Since I moved to the Netherlands\, I have noticed something strange. People here rarely talk about AI in the way they do in Silicon Valley. There is […]Read FurtherEconomics and business‘Neijuan’ or ‘Involution’\, What is it Really?27/07/2026 The underreported dark side of China’s economic growth by Aldo Spaanjaars China’s economic success story has a downside that until recently remained underreported. Under the banner of neijuan (内卷)– literally […]Read Further\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Read all articles\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Upcoming events \n \n \n \n A combination of VNC’s own activities and events from other organizations\, interesting for our target group. \n \n \n \n Oct05Organized by VNC5 October @ 19:00 - 21:30 Book presentation Garrie van Pinxteren: ‘Control and delete. Memories of authoritarian China’Wijnhavengebouw\, The Hague Campus\, Universiteit Leiden Den Haag On Monday 5 October\, the Netherlands-China Association (VNC)\, in collaboration with Leiden Asia Centre (LAC)\, is organising a book presentation with journalist and China expert Garrie van Pinxteren. On the […]Oct08Organized by VNC8 October @ 17:00 - 19:30 China Café South; China: still a market full of opportunities? 8 October – EindhovenAcademisch Genootschap AG Eindhoven Eindhoven What do the figures say\, what does practice say? What does the Benelux Business Survey reveal? How do Benelux companies experience doing business in China? Where are the opportunities\, what […]Oct11Organized by VNC11 October @ 08:00 - 25 October @ 17:00 Unique VNC Group Tour through China with the theme Healthy LivingOnline Discover the secrets of a HEALTHY LIFE IN CHINA – travel with VNC! €2.495 p.p. Now with Early Bird discount of €75 p.p. !! Step into a world where ancient […]Oct19Organized by VNC19 October @ 15:30 - 18:00 Netherlands China Design Symposium at the DDWNatlab Eindhoven Dutch-Chinese collaboration and the opportunities that arise when two very different creative cultures meet. When you visit the Nanjing University of the Arts exhibition at Dutch Design Week\, you may […]Nov2020 November @ 20:00 - 22:00 Lecture World Heritage in ChinaVolksuniversiteit Lisse Lisse After Italy\, China is the country with the most World Heritage Sites in the world: no less than sixty! During this lecture\, Monique Groeneveld will take us on a virtual […]\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n More Events\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n China knowledge \n \n \n \n VNC provides a platform for organizations dedicated to acquiring and sharing knowledge about China. We believe research in this field is essential and support it wherever possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for more information\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Our partners \n \n \n \n \n VNC enjoys working with organizations that are engaged with China in the broadest sense. The VNC is always open to new partnerships — together we can achieve more. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here for more about partners\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sponsors \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo’s laden...\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Collaborative partners \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Logo’s laden... URL:https://www.vnc-china.nl/en/event/lecture-world-heritage-in-china/ LOCATION:Volksuniversiteit Lisse\, Vuursteeglaan 9\, Lisse\, Zuid-Holland\, 2161 GD\, Nederland CATEGORIES:Cultuur en Maatschappij,Partner ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.vnc-china.nl/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_20200612_182304_849-PEST2K.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR