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
10-year-old Liam Samsuria from The Hague is the Dutch champion Wushu and has been selected for the Dutch National Wushu Team. At the end of March 2026, he will represent the Netherlands at the World Junior Wushu Championship in Tianjin, China. Liam has been practicing this traditional Chinese martial art
by Simone Prak Today I was out early for the Tea and Cheese Pairing, organized by VNC. The location was the Verhalenhuis Belvédère in Katendrecht, the first Chinatown in Europe. The pairing was provided by tea sommeliers Joyce van der Zalm and Ameing Tang. Four authentic Chinese teas and four
From July 26 to August 8 , 2026, we will once again travel with a group of table tennis talents to a table tennis academy in Shanghai led by Bettine Vriesekoop, two-time European table tennis champion. Silk Mandarin, a language school in Shanghai that is run by a Dutchman, facilitates
Date: Saturday April 25 Time: 14.00-16.30 Location: The Hague City Center How did a Chinese engineer end up seriously injured on the sidewalk of the Prins Mauritslaan? And why was he subsequently kidnapped from the Red Cross Hospital by Chinese diplomats? China expert Fred Sengers takes you on a bicycle
Documentary filmmaker Julie Ng on ‘Meer dan Babi Pangang’ by Marilou den Outer Currently screening in cinemas is the documentary ‘Meer dan Babi Pangang’ by Julie Ng. She grew up in a restaurant-owning family in Brabant; her parents emigrated from Hong Kong in the seventies. Julie found herself caught between
During the China Café on 2 March in Utrecht, a highly topical and much-debated theme took center stage: investing in China. The evening was opened with warm wishes to the audience for the start of the new Year of the Fire Horse, after which the discussion shifted to the key
By Nout Wellink Introduction The recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party for the formulation of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026 – 2030) are ambitious and cover a wide area. Their ultimate relevance will depend on implementation rather than on formulated objectives, many of which – such as
by Jaap Post If you have been a member of VNC for some time, you undoubtedly still have a pile of magazines lying around, the China NU. A beautiful magazine, in which a wealth of information can be found. For ChinaNU+, Jaap Post reads them all again in the run-up
