Some personal news: On February 1st, I will be starting a secondment to the @EU_Commission in Brussels as a China fellow at IDEA, the advisory service that reports to @vonderleyen. I will be on leave from the Paul Tsai China Center of the @YaleLawSch after almost 3 great

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China is going on the offensive internationally – with euphonious initiatives. In this @China_Table interview with @MichaelRadunski, I assess Beijing’s interests and possible ways to respond.

RT @MoritzRudolf: Some personal news: On February 1st, I will be starting a secondment to the @EU_Commission in Brussels as a China fello….

RT @MoritzRudolf: Some personal news: . On February 1st, I will be starting a secondment to the @EU_Commission in Brussels as a China fello….

I am very grateful to my brilliant colleagues at Yale and for the many experiences in the US (including visiting all 50 states). I am looking forward to the coming months and meeting you all in Brussels and elsewhere!.

I will be on leave from the Paul Tsai China Center of the @YaleLawSch after almost 3 great years in New Haven, where I focused on China’s approach to international law/institutions and trans-Atlantic policy coordination.

Some personal news: . On February 1st, I will be starting a secondment to the @EU_Commission in Brussels as a China fellow at IDEA, the advisory service that reports to @vonderleyen.

RT @MoritzRudolf: In line with Beijing's long-term practice, 🇨🇳top diplomat Wang Yi will travel to Africa for his first foreign trip of the….

RT @MoritzRudolf: Sticking to Beijing's long-term practice, 🇨🇳 top diplomat Wang Yi will travel to Africa for his first foreign trip of the….

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After his Africa tour, Wang will travel to Brazil and Jamaica.

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▪️Lomé Container Terminal built with 🇨🇳investment.▪️Redevelopment of the Niamtougou International Airport (financed with a loan covering 85% of the budget from the China Exim Bank.▪️ Also: government scholarships, vocational training, and health cooperation.

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