Unity in diversity, not conformity

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Unity in diversity, not conformity

Jan Oberg May 16, 2024 This is a column from May 5, 2024, in The China Daily Chinese and Western ways of thinking are complementary not mutually exclusive We learn about other cultures mostly through the media and through books, films, travels and personal encounters. All news reports are micro glimpses of a time and […]

Has China changed in the last few years? Some travel observations

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Has China changed in the last few years? Some travel observations

© Jan Oberg “Biking Mom in Xian” Collage – 2023 Thore Vestby TFF Board member September 27, 2023 Certainly, China has evolved continually and progressively, step by step. My expectations were high when I visited this autumn, my first trip post-pandemic. Between 2015 and 2020, I had visited this vast country almost 20 times. Each […]