Gilbert VanKerckhove

Author, environmentalist, economist, consultant, living in China since 1980. Active blogger and writer

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More about Rotary Club of Beijing 102 years Gala, introducing our special guests, our tables, close-ups of guests. Raffle and silent auction.
https://t.co/mumGnLmjDs

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The Rotary Club of Beijing 102 years Gala on 7 March 2026 in the Kempinski Hotel welcomed nearly. 200 guests. First post with part of the pictures https://t.co/fBmS3zrSMR

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Our Old China Hands Lunch 8 May had a reasonable turnout with two birthday boys. Focus once more on Mark Levine and Fu Han https://t.co/zH5jqxwEtg

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Public show event in Qinyuan city, Shanxi Province August 2029 https://t.co/hTyrj8Lfcq via @YouTube

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The Old China Hands Lunch 3 April was on Good Friday with a special guest. Focus this month on David Feng aka Mr. Trains https://t.co/8PDMk01wyv

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The Old China Hands Lunch 6 March had a nice turnout of 29. Our friend Harvey Dzodin is launching his book next week in Beijing https://t.co/h5vg32aEoq

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The Old China Hands Lunch 6 February had a modest attendance of 23. Only one birthday boy, Gilbert is now a pretty well-known “influencer”
https://t.co/CrUdMxLxuH

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Our Old China Hands Lunch 9 January had a turnout of 26 with the celebration of 5 birthdays of the month. Where are our members from? Gilbert had his own great birthday. https://t.co/92CRZe14qM

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Turnout for Old China Hands Lunch 5 December was 30. We celebrated the December birthdays. I needed to explain what is Waterzooi of fish, a famous dish from Ghent
https://t.co/eaM0TbaGxc

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I was away on the first Friday of the month, we changed to Old China Hands Lunch 14 November, I was in Wuzhen (World Internet Conference), We started birthday celebrations
https://t.co/MCLqGmG5S4

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For the Old China Hands Lunch 3 October most of our members were away, but we still had 20 people. How does Beijing stand in urban mobility?
https://t.co/l7CsXKodfG

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Our Old China Hands Lunch 6 September 2025 marked the end of summer and holidays. Again a memorable one hour interview of Gilbert on YouTube
https://t.co/jdeAVb4Vq6

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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

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Turnout for the Old China Hands Lunch 1 August 2025 was unexpectedly better than I calculated: we were 30! Gilbert in Fujian making waves
https://t.co/RXy64q0E7G

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The Premiere of New 3 Gorges 3D movie was held on 26 June 2025. I watched the 3D on 28 June. My personal evaluation of the movie.
https://t.co/bFxevPGyJn

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The New 3 Gorges documentaries had 7 episodes, each 30 minutes long, aired on CCTV9, 17 to 23 November 2022. The 3D movie was not yet finished then https://t.co/JV9dgQYsyk

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On 2 November 2022 I landed in Chongqing to start my journey for the shooting of the movie “The New 3 Gorges”. An introduction to the shooting and the dam https://t.co/bItt4WyzHP

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Despite U.S. Independence Day the Old China Hands Lunch 4 July 2025 still had 23 attendants braving traffic chaos and sauna weather. The restaurant denied involvement in baby trafficking
https://t.co/pHSHs5zAHg

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As a well-known food vlogger in Beijing I see the scene as a Beijing restaurant battlefield. Many locations open and then close, some examples https://t.co/pA10JpZfkN

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The Benelux Gala in Beijing was held in Chao Hotel on 14 June 2005 organized by the Benelux Chamber of Commerce North. Over 150 guests enjoyed a great evening.
https://t.co/tfRCPY85w7