Category: History
Holland’s China Policy: Growing Parliamentary Unease
Photo: Stef Blok, Minister of Foreign Affairs, © copyright Rijksoverheid, ministerie van BuZa Last week the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, made a surprise visit to The Hague as part of his flying... Read More
The unravelling of the China Dream
In one of my posts in May 2020 I described the status of the relations between the USA and China as a Chilly War, just one step away from a Cold War. The two countries have meanwhile descended into a ... Read More
Merkel & China: moment of truth
image/free pic ©depositphoto’s.com In the complex, interdependent world of today, two issues have emerged as the major challenge for the EU in the coming months/year(s): the (economic/medical) ... Read More
Rose Lesser_peaks, people & boundaries
Photo: scene from the film by Arnold Fanck, Die Weiße Hölle vom Piz Palü, 1929 on how the recent Chinese Mt. Everest expedition brought back memories of a meeting in 1992 with German “alpinis... Read More