Marina Rudyak 卢玛丽

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Vielen Dank an Thorsten Giersch und die Weimer Media Group für diese Rezension meines Buchs

"Dialog mit dem Drachen: Wie uns strategische Empathie gegenüber #China stärken kann"

-- und die Empfehlung des Buchs für Führungskräfte.
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Der Österreichische Rundfunk (ORF) hat unseren Dialog im Journal Panorama unter dem Titel "Chinas Aufstieg zur Supermacht und die Folgen" zusammengefasst und eine ganze Sendung daraus gemacht. Nachzuhören unter: oe1.orf.at/player/20251...
#China #Europa

Was passiert, wenn zu viele den Glauben daran verlieren, dass man durch harte Arbeit aufsteigen kann? Wenn es gar nicht mehr in den Glauben geht, sondern schlichtweg unmöglich wird?

YouTube video by Bruno Kreisky Forum für internationalen Dialog Raimund Löw, Jörg Wuttke, Alexandra Siebenhofer, Marina Rudyak, Felix Lee: OPTION CHINA?

Ich hatte das Vergnügen, im Kreisky Forum mit Joerg Wuttke, Felix Lee und Alexandra Siebenhofer über Europas Handlungsspielräume zwischen Kooperation, Abhängigkeit und strategischer Distanz zu diskutieren.
Moderiert von Raimund Löw.
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#China #Europe #Geopolitics

Aber wenn das Manuskript dann mal abgegeben ist… 🕺🏼💃🏼☀️

Kenya and China have agreed to restructure the East African country’s loan portfolio by converting an estimated $3.5 billion of outstanding debts from U.S. dollars into Chinese yuan.

These trends clearly indicate that Chinese companies are increasingly cautious, fearing possible secondary sanctions. However, this does not mean they will refrain from finding ways to circumvent them — for example, through third countries.

Overall, in the first eight months of 2025, trade between the two countries decreased by almost 9%, amounting to around US$145 billion. Russian exports to China fell by 8.8%, while Chinese imports to Russia declined by 8.2%.

At the same time, China has quietly halted deliveries of high-precision machine tools from China, Moscow Times reports (lnkd.in/emRQrU5r). According to Chinese Customs, in August 2025 Chinese exports to Russia fell by 16.4% year-on-year — twice the decline recorded in July, when the drop was 8.6%.

The answer is that China is, ultimately, on its own side. It will support Russia just enough to ensure the war in Ukraine continues—but not enough for Russia to win. In that sense, the Chinese envoy to the Un was right to note that if China had fully supported Russia, the war would already be over.

Had the opportunity to share my thoughts with the Poland-based Russian-language news service Vot Tak (vot-tak.tv) on the recent leak suggesting that China is providing intelligence to Russia regarding the war in Ukraine. The fundamental question remains: whose side is China on?

ChatGPT just hallucinated a paper I didn't write but probably should:
Rudyak, M. (2023). On China’s selective policy learning from DAC and Paris Club practices

🔋 Beijing’s recent decision to restrict exports of critical materials—such as graphite and rare earth magnets used in electric vehicles—has added to the anxiety.

🚗 “There’s growing alarm about Chinese EV overcapacity being dumped on the EU market at prices European manufacturers can’t match,” I told Al Jazeera. “The fear is that subsidised Chinese exports will crowd out Europe’s industrial backbone.”

Unlike the U.S., where the trade conflict with China is often framed as a strategic rivalry over global dominance, Europe’s concerns are more structural. The focus is on safeguarding core industries from being undercut.

Trade is another flashpoint. ⚖️
The EU has long accused China of overproduction & dumping. Now the focus is on EVs: Europe fears subsidised Chinese overcapacity is crowding out its core industries. 🚗

📌 In short: China’s position is not just pro-Russia or anti-West—it’s about maintaining a strategic balance that serves its own regional priorities.

But here’s the flip side—what wasn’t said:
Beijing doesn’t want Russia to win either.
A Russian victory could embolden moves in former Soviet spaces—some of which share long borders with China, including regions adjacent to Xinjiang, where Beijing has deep economic stakes and security interests.

On Ukraine: Beijing continues to call for “negotiation, ceasefire, and peace.”
But in June, Wang Yi reportedly told the EU China doesn’t want Russia to lose the war—fearing it would free up U.S. attention elsewhere.

Despite delays in setting a date, Beijing is framing the upcoming EU–China Summit as an opportunity to reset ties.
🇨🇳 “From the Chinese side, the message has been fairly consistent: normalise the relationship, prioritise pragmatic cooperation, and accommodate disagreements” I told Al Jazeera.

Expectations low ahead of EU-China 50th anniversary summit in Beijing The meeting of top Chinese and EU officials will be overshadowed by old grievances, even as Beijing tries to hit reset.

Ahead of the EU–China Summit, I shared some reflections with Al Jazeera on the state of EU–China relations and what to expect from the meeting.
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Chan Koonchung argues against using “China” and “Chinese” (because it’s a colonial term) and for using “Zhongguo” for mainland. Then, “Chinese” is not the appropriate term.
Having said that, “of China” parallels the Russian for CPSU, but 中国 can be translated as both, so it’s an “ideology” question 🤷🏻‍♀️

玄宗禦案墨，曰「龍香劑」。一日，見墨上有小道士如蠅而行。上叱之，即呼萬歲曰：「臣即墨之精，黑松使者也。凡世人有文者，其墨上皆有龍賓十二。」上神之，乃以墨分賜掌文官。~ 《陶家瓶余事》

In Chinese mythology, ink holds spirit, and its keepers are the Longbin (龍賓), the Dragon Attendants. Every person blessed with literary talent is said to carry twelve of these divine beings within their ink, guardians of thought and expression.
When Emperor Xuanzong spotted a tiny Daoist 1/2

Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf: Wenn sie es nicht wird, dann geht etwas kaputt Für Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf läuft derzeit einiges auf einen gütlichen Rückzug zu. Das darf doch nicht wahr sein.

Ihr Rückzug aber wäre, wie Johannes Schneider in seinem @zeit.de-Kommentar richtig schreibt, nach all den ungerechtfertigten Vorwürfen und verbreiteten Halbwahrheiten ein Triumph des Kulturkampfes über die Aufklärung - und somit ein größerer Schaden für die Gesellschaft.
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Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf: Wenn sie es nicht wird, dann geht etwas kaputt Für Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf läuft derzeit einiges auf einen gütlichen Rückzug zu. Das darf doch nicht wahr sein.

Ihr Rückzug aber wäre, wie Johannes Schneider in seinem @zeit.de-Kommentar richtig schreibt, nach all den ungerechtfertigten Vorwürfen und verbreiteten Halbwahrheiten ein Triumph des Kulturkampfes über die Aufklärung - und somit ein größerer Schaden für die Gesellschaft.
www.zeit.de/kultur/film/...

Merz stellt sich vor Brosius-Gersdorf, Dobrindt legt ihr den Rückzug nahe. Es wäre im Sinne des Verfahrens und des Landes angebracht, wenn sich die CDU/CSU Fraktion intern einigt, was sie will.

Happy Strange New Worlds Eve! Remember to leave out chicken tuna sandwiches, barbeque ribs, and Saurian Brandy for Captain Pike tonight. 🖖🏼

Beauty of working at CATS at Heidelberg University: Sat down in my favourite café by the Asia Center to work on an abstract on strategic narratives — and the guy at the table next to me was explaining to his companion how all the global disorder is a symptom of Kali Yuga and how everything is Maya.

Running is not the only way to get involved.

The price of not getting involved in politics is being governed by the worst.