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

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. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/...

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 🤷🏻‍♀️

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

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.

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

Ich würde ja jetzt gerne, über die #Bahn und so - aber es hilft ja doch nichts … und zumindest ist Rheinbrohl ja auch irgendwie ganz schön.

If there is one lesson to draw from the history of fascism in the interwar period in Europe, it is this: Democracy falls if and when mainstream conservatives and centrist/center-right elites decide to make common cause with extremists because they consider the “radical Left” the more acute threat.

It should by clear by now that showing any weakness to #Putin only emboldens him to increase attacks against Ukraine. And he will see any attempts to negotiate without significant support for #Ukraine's defence capabilities as a weakness. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

In recent months, we have lost a significant portion of our funding. Yet we remain committed to helping the world better understand China at this critical juncture in global politics. We are asking for your help to keep our websites up and running. giving.chinadigitaltimes.net/page/serverc...

We're live! I'm thrilled to share the launch of "开门见山 | Gateway to Global China," a new podcast from @madeinchinajournal.com, hosted by yours truly. Each month, guests and I explore timely issues in Chinese politics and society and the broader Sinophone world🎙️: madeinchinajournal.com/gateway-to-g...

💬🇨🇳🇩🇪 | Tolles Interview mit @rudyakmarina.bsky.social im Pioneer-Briefing zu den deutsch-chinesischen Beziehungen und der mangelnden China-Kompetenz in Deutschland. 🎧 Hörempfehlung! www.thepioneer.de/originals/th... #China #Chinakompetenz

Freue mir sehr über das positive Feedback zu meinem Buch. In dem Kulturkaufhaus Dussmann in Berlin gibt es nun auch signierte Ausgaben!

Foucault forces you to do close reading. Word - by - word.

i have friends everywhere

Was US-Forscher_innen in D dafür bekommen sollen, dass sie ihre Arbeit machen: Rundum-Sorglos-Paket. Was #IchBinHanna dafür bekommt, dass sie ihre Arbeit macht: Kettenverträge, Arbeitsortwechsel, Pendelei, soziale Entwurzelung, leidende Beziehungen, Rauswurf. Na wenn uns das mal nicht motiviert! 🤡

Been working of a research project application the whole day. My Oura ring thinks, I've had more restorative time today than usual. Go figure!

Chinese activists "simply could not believe that the U.S. government, which for decades had expressed support for the cause of human rights in China, would move so quickly to end its support." www.chinafile.com/re...

And if you wonder, what "scientific", "democratic" and "law based" actually means in the party language, check out the Decoding China Dictionary at www.decodingchina.eu.

To whom it may concern: und deshalb sollten man ChatGPT nicht Hausarbeiten schreiben lassen! (und außerdem ist Schreiben nicht zur Informationswiedergabe da, es ist ein Denkprozess) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...

Why is Xi suddenly stressing Hu‘s line about „scientific," "democratic" and "law based" policymaking? asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Pic...

Reise….Kosten….AAAPPPPP???😳😳😳 Also…eine…APP🫣🫣🤔😳🤔?????

#Bundeswehr setzt auf Google-Cloud 🤔. Meine Universität hat kein Zoom, weil die Server nicht in Deutschland sind. Forschungsdaten (quasi Vorgabe bei Forschungsanträgen) sollen auf deutschen oder europäischen Severn gespeichert werden. ➡️ What am I missing here? www.heise.de/news/Bundesw...

Juniorprofessuren mit Tenure-Track punkten durch mehr Verbindlichkeit & frühere Unabhängigkeit: Gut für #IchBinHanna. Letzte Woche hab ich bei der #TenureTrackTagung2025 dennoch für ihre Abschaffung plädiert. Was an ihre Stelle treten sollte & was wir von ihr lernen können: Heute in #ArbeitInDerWiss

Traveling for 2,5 weeks with hand 🧳 only I promised myself not to buy ANYTHING, especially no books. What is the Kindle for? Well… If you are in Krakow and have the same good intentions, don’t - DON’T - go to this 💎 Massolit 📖 & ☕️. But then again, nothing beats the feeling of… IYKYK.

#Ukraine: Chinas antiwestlicher Support pro Putin 👁️ @rudyakmarina.bsky.social epaper.nzz.ch/article/8/8/...

My Oura ring thinks five hours of sitting in the library is “rest”.

Let me suggest something radical: slow and close reading. Sentence by sentence. Word by word.

It was a pleasure to speak with @dominicculverwell.bsky.social of @kyivindependent.com abt involvement of Chinese citizens & companies in the war. Kyiv is currently considering imposing new sanctions against CN firms providing raw materials to RU’s defense sector. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-eyes...

Buch der Woche 📚 „Dialog mit dem Drachen" von Marina Rudyak „Je mehr wir China als Rivalen sehen, desto weniger wollen wir mit ihm zu tun haben. Ein Buch über Chinas Haltung zu Russland, Europa und dem globalen Süden" In Kooperation mit: Campus Verlag www.freitag.de/produkt-der-...

Thank you to Giuila Pompili of the Italian @ilfoglio.bsky.social for inviting me to share my thoughts on Xi Jinping's participation in the 9 May parade in Moscow. www.ilfoglio.it/esteri/2025/... Sharing parts of the interview in translation in screenshots. #China #Russia #XiJinping

How Will the Trump Presidency Change EU-China Relations? Very happy to join this @chinafile.bsky.social conversation together with a stellar lineup of great colleagues. Thank you @goldkorn.bsky.social & @neysunm.bsky.social for putting it together! www.chinafile.com/conversation...

open.spotify.com/episode/2Ah8... Ein bisschen offtopic heute: Podcast mit der 🇺🇦-ru-belarusisch-undnochmehr stämmigen @rudyakmarina.bsky.social , die als Sinologin ziemlich einleuchtend erklärt, wie chinas aktuelle Handlungen im Krieg ruzzlands gegen die 🇺🇦 verstanden werden können. /Ch

The influential scholar Joseph Nye, who came up with the concept of "soft power" has left this mortal coil. Here is an interview @kaiserkuo.bsky.social and I did with him in 2017:

This thread has some great examples of why we need “decoding” skills when it comes to Chinese political (and military!) language - and why machine translation won’t solve the problem.

What to make of China's presence at the military parade in Russia? A sign of support for Putin in general and Russia's side of the war? As suggestive as that may be, I don't think so. Ultimately, China is always on China's side. So, what does this mean? (A short speculative 🧵) x.com/SpoxCHN_MaoN...

Vielen Dank an den Bayerischen Rundfunk für die Einladung zu „Eins zu Eins“ und das Gespräch über meinen Werdegang, mein neues Buch „Dialog mit dem Drachen“ und warum wir mehr strategische Empathie im Umgang mit China brauchen. Jetzt in der ARD Audiothek www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/eins...

Da haben manche den Ernst der (globalen) Lage nicht verstanden. Deutschland braucht eine handlungsfähige Regierung, und das am besten gestern! #Merz

Drohnen über AKWs. Löcher in den Zäunen von Industrieanlagen und Kasernen. Zerstörte Glasfaserkabel, Cyberangriffe, Brandanschläge. Manche haben das Ausmaß der hybriden Kriegsführung noch nicht realisiert.

If the West wants to negotiate effectively with the Russian state, it must first understand the psychological architecture of its diplomacy. www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/04/14/i...

In case anyone‘s looking for a weekend read: As everybody’s talking about reciprocity in trade (and its misuses), this is a great moment to look at ‘We help them, and they help us’: Reciprocity and relationality in Chinese aid to Africa by @rudyakmarina.bsky.social

Picard ethics tip: The fact that a conflict has many sides does not imply that every side has merit.

As Washington’s plan for Ukraine appears further and further from European interests, Europeans need to put an alternative offer on the table. It should rest on four pillars, writes Marie Dumoulin. Read Marie Dumoulin's new commentary:

An heir to a south african emerald mine calling an American war veteran, astronaut, and elected senator a "traitor" for supporting Ukraine

People who elected Trump voted against "politics" and "politicians" (Trump is explicitly not a politician) - but I wonder if they were aware that they were also voting against (or for the dismantling of) the modern state. Because this is exactly what is happening. And they'll notice when it's gone.

Ab sofort schreibe ich eine monatliche Kolumne im SZ-Dossier Geoökonomie - "Weltmachtspiele"! Es geht u.a. um China, Russland und die globale (Un)Ordnung. Gestern erschien der erste Beitrag: "Warum der große Dealmaker an der alten KGB-Schule scheitern könnte“. www.sz-dossier.de/newsletters/...