Yesterday evening my second home country France opened the UEFA EuroCup 2016 tournament by beating Romania 2-1 at Stade de France in Paris.
It was a great success for the hosts in difficult forst game against a smartly playing Romania. Today France is happy.
The decisive goal was scored by the ‘Man-of-the-Match’, Dimitri Payet that scored a fantastic goal in the 89th minute. Payet, normally playing for West Ham in the English Premiere League, had a fantastic game.
Now the tournament has started. The game is on.
On Monday Sweden and captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic plays Ireland.
I am spending another morning at Schiphol in Amsterdam. This is a very normal place to be for an international capacity builder and globetrotter.
This is the best transit airport in Europe. By far. Smart design, new simple and fast security, short transit routes, fast immigration controls (and smart controls).
On my way home.
This week I visit Beijing, China for business meetings.
It is always exiting to visit this amazing country with its mix of history and fast development.
I have had the fortune to visit China more than 20 times over the last twenty years and I have many Chinese friends.
Tianamen Square
I am always impressed by the fast development that can be seen everywhere in the big cities.
China Customs (GACC) is one of the really good examples of the modernization process. Today it is a modern agency meeting high international standards and with a level of competence, capacity and efficiency that is amazing in comparison with the same organization ten years ago. The strategic leadership of the agency has tranformed operations.
Also the Chinese businesses have developed and transformed the last decade. Today China is the largest economy in the world.
Wangfujing Street, my base in Beijing
I really like China and the Chinese people. I always have.
This is country that deserves to be in the center of the world, just like thousands of years ago.
On Wanfujing Street earlier today
This week it is the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. It was great to see people on the streets, relaxing with families and friends during this holiday (and with great weather).
A hot day in Dongsheng, Beijing
Now I am on my way back to Europe, but only for a short stop before gpong to South America.
Another week in the service of the society, trying to make the world a better place.
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