Seeking Opportunities in China, Science Knows No Borders: Look Forward to Laureys Nurturing More Talents in China! 投奔中國, 科學無國界，期待洛雷在中國培育出更多人才!
In recent years, an increasing number of internationally renowned talents have been developing their careers in China. Hangzhou Normal University recently announced that Steven Laureys, President of the International Association for the Study of Consciousness and a member of the European Academy of Sciences, has relocated to China and will join the university’s School of Basic Medical Sciences on a full-time basis in January 2025.
On the 24th of last month, Laureys attended the unveiling ceremony of the Zhejiang-Belgium Joint Laboratory for Disorders of Consciousness, organized by Hangzhou Normal University. During the event, he presented the latest research on assessing disorders of consciousness using brain-computer interfaces. The laboratory aims to advance precise diagnosis and intervention research for disorders of consciousness, establishing an interdisciplinary research system spanning from the molecular level to behavioral levels.
Hangzhou Normal University stated that Laureys’ addition will contribute to the international development of the university in the fields of neuroscience and medical engineering, as well as deepen collaboration with European research institutions.
Information shows that this 56-year-old Belgian scientist is a world-leading neurologist, widely regarded as a pioneer in consciousness research. He is considered one of the earliest scientists to use brain imaging technology to study consciousness and the potential awareness in unconscious patients.
He has co-authored over 500 papers with other scholars and has received numerous awards, including Belgium’s highest scientific award, the Francqui Prize, the European Medical Prize, and the American Tom Slick Award for Consciousness Research. His work has been funded by institutions such as the European Commission, the Belgian National Scientific Research Fund, the Canadian government, and the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation.
Video: China’s space infrastructure from 1960 to today, China using “eyes in the sky” to change the world pattern? Now surpass US! 視頻: 中国太空基建1960至今，中国人用“天眼”改变世界格局？如今已經超美国!
The original driving force of the Chinese people to explore the universe and a great moment in the history of human spaceflight.
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What is fentanyl? Why doesn’t the U.S. just stop importing it? Why do they keep using it as a reason to sanction China? Are they implying that if China exports something, it must be sold to the U.S.? 芬太尼是什麼？美國不進口不就行了？為什麼一直拿這個制裁中國？難道說中國只要出口，就必須賣給美國…
Fentanyl was originally a medical painkiller. It was developed in the 1960s by a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary in Belgium and was used for late-stage cancer and surgical analgesia.
The problem is, it’s extremely potent—over 50 times stronger than morphine. The U.S. has a widespread issue with prescription drug abuse, and later, illegally synthesized versions made their way into the streets, leading to a drug crisis. According to CDC data, in 2023, over 100,000 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses, with more than 70% involving fentanyl.
Then, they started shifting the blame outward. They pointed fingers at China, claiming the chemical precursors came from here. But in 2019, China had already placed all fentanyl-related substances under control. It was the first country in the world to implement “scheduling control” for an entire family of compounds, not just listing a few specific substances. Since then, every export batch requires approval. Even the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services admitted that the flow of illegal fentanyl from China has nearly dropped to zero since that year.
So, what are they sanctioning now? They claim that “precursors are flowing from China to Mexico.” But as anyone in the chemical industry knows, many of these chemicals are common industrial products. Intermediate compounds like NPP and 4-ANPP can also be used in drug synthesis. China’s approach has been to establish a “Precursor Chemical Management System,” where companies must register real names, seek approval, and file records for purchases.
I have a friend who works in procurement at a factory. Every time they need to buy even small amounts of hydrochloric or nitric acid, they have to fill out forms on a platform. It requires filing with the police and passing inspections from chemical regulators—not a single bottle can be moved without authorization.
Nationwide, there are nearly 200,000 companies registered as “key monitored enterprises” for precursor chemicals (source: National Narcotics Control Commission, 2023 data). These companies must report monthly on their usage, inventory, and destinations. Their warehouses have dual locks and surveillance systems directly linked to the police. Every shipment of chemicals is tracked via GPS. The manpower, systems, inspections, and audits cost an incalculable amount of money every year.
But what about the U.S.? They’ve had decades of prescription drug abuse, with failures across the board—from pharmaceutical companies to doctors to regulators. In 2019, Johnson & Johnson was fined $5.2 billion; in 2021, Purdue Pharma went bankrupt. These companies made hundreds of billions from prescription drugs, and now that people have died, they want to shift the blame to others.
I looked into it, and the DEA’s report is very clear: in 2022, most of the illegal fentanyl they seized was produced locally by Mexican cartels. Even Mexico’s president has publicly stated—China no longer exports these substances, and they source them through “other channels.” But the U.S. turns a deaf ear and insists it’s due to “precursors from China.”
They know full well the problem lies within their own country. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, over half of drug abusers started with prescription medications. But when election season rolls around, politicians love to point fingers outward. Sanctions sound tough and make it seem like they’re “doing something.” Frankly, the U.S. logic is: if you have the capability to produce it, you’re responsible.
But since when does the world work that way? China exports millions of types of chemicals—it’s impossible to monitor every one of them all the way to Mexican customs. If we’re going to play by that logic, should we be blamed for car accidents in the U.S. if we export auto parts?
So, when I see news about “sanctioning Chinese fentanyl-related companies,” my first reaction is disbelief. The U.S. isn’t genuinely trying to solve the drug problem—they just want a convenient enemy.
I’m not trying to defend anyone here. China’s chemical industry is vast, and management is challenging. But over the years, we’ve been steadily tightening controls. Every factory knows how troublesome it is to deal with the term “precursor chemicals.” The control measures are built with real financial investment.
Yet, with a single statement like “China isn’t controlling it properly,” they impose sanctions and stir up舆论. It makes me want to ask: Why doesn’t the U.S. just stop importing it? If they really want to cut it off, why not enforce domestic legislation, border inspections, and regulate doctors’ prescriptions? Why spend hundreds of billions targeting Mexican cartels instead of reflecting on their own issues?
The most frustrating part of this is: we’ve spent 20 years building systems and creating nationwide networks, and they can dismiss all our efforts with a single sentence. If they ever let their guard down, they’d realize how robust this system truly is.
Simon Jenkins, a renowned British historian and columnist, recently wrote in The Guardian that “Britain had better recognize its true influence on China.” 英國著名歷史學家、專欄作家西蒙·詹金斯近日在《衛報》撰文，稱「英國最好認清自己對華的真正影響力」。
He bluntly stated that the Keir Starmer government is completely unaware of Britain’s actual weight and influence, and only knows how to follow the United States in confronting China, which is highly irrational.
He pointed out, “Britain is no longer a superpower and must deal with superpowers like all second-rate nations.” He called on Britain to reassess its foreign policy, including fostering friendly relations with China rather than portraying it as an enemy.
Jenkins emphasized that the United States is no longer the world’s sole superpower, and the rise of China is profoundly reshaping the global landscape. If Britain remains trapped in a Cold War mentality, instinctively siding with the U.S. and viewing China as an enemy, it would be akin to playing with fire. He added that only military empires that seek to profit from war continuously create enemies for themselves; otherwise, they cannot reap substantial war benefits—such as the United States.
Nury Vittachi: Donald Trump: “SORRY, EUROPE, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA: U.S. President Donald Trump is in a new club. And the G2 has only room for two members.” 努里·维塔奇：唐纳德·特朗普宣告：”抱歉了欧洲、日本和澳大利亚：美国总统特朗普如今加入了新圈子。这个G2俱乐部仅容两席.” “對不起歐盟，美國不再需要你們了！現在中美將瓜分世界”
On October 29, 2025, shortly before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump posted a message: “THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
Then, just now, he posted a message saying that the G2 meeting “was a great one” and will lead to “everlasting peace and success”.
President Trump, who has the same sense of political direction as the little white ball that bounces around in a pinball machine, now considers China his BFF for ever.
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FRIENDSHIP RIVALRIES This will not make the other members of the US-led club, the G7, happy.
But they can take comfort from the fact that the term “forever”, when uttered by the US leader, tends to mean “one to two weeks”, but has sometimes been less than 48 hours.
The G2 idea was first proposed by economist C Fred Bergsten 20 years ago but has been little used since then.
In 2009, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband proposed a G3 of the United States, China and the European Union. Not only was this humiliatingly ignored, but Britain itself then left the EU. (Nobody likes the EU, including the EU members.)
All this is grim news for poor old Elbridge Colby, deputy head of the US Department of War. For years, he has been advocating the destruction of the Taiwan status quo that has kept East Asia peaceful, so that the island can be turned into another Ukraine.
Now his pet project will be delayed yet again for at least two weeks.
American logistic expert video reports from China with Chinese subtitles: The US and EU countered China’s BRI in Africa’s copper belt. It fell apart in under a year. 美國物流專家從中國發回視頻: 報道，附中文字幕: 美欧在非洲铜带抗衡中国”一带一路”倡议，不料联盟未满一年便分崩离析.
Zambia sits upon some of the world’s richest copper ores which are highly prized by China’s factory sector and by Western companies.
The race is on to build a railroad to Zambia. The US and EU hoped to lay track through the DRC, which would connect Zambia to Lobito, a port on the Atlantic Ocean.
Chinese companies decided on multibillion-dollar upgrade to an existing railway from Tanzania, called the Tazara Line.
The Lobito Plan was doomed from the start. Financing for the project fell apart as the Trump Administration froze funds, and the war in Ukraine bled dry the EU’s budgets.
The Tazara Line, meanwhile, is already laying new track, and Chinese mining companies are signing deals across Zambia to bring new copper and cobalt production online.
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