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China's use of "Panda diplomacy" since 1972 symbolizes friendship and influences its foreign policy. Alfred Gerstl discussed this on ORF1's ZIB-Magazin, highlighting its role in China-West relations. You can access the full broadcast (in German) here: tv.orf.at/zibmagazin/zib…

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📢The application window for our MA program East Asian Economy and Society opens on March 4th, 2024. Don't miss this chance to embark on a transformative journey exploring the economic, social, and cultural dynamics of East Asia! Interested? Check out ecos.univie.ac.at

Call for applications: The Department of East Asian Studies, the Chair of East Asian Economy and Society (EcoS), and the European Centre for North Korean Studies (ECNK) are searching for a postdoctoral researcher (40h/week). More information here: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/University…

📌Save the date! - Ostasientag 2024 On March 12, 2024, the Department of East Asian Studies hosts the annual Ostasientag events from 2:00pm-7:15pm at the lecture hall JAP 1 (Campus AAKH, Hof 2, Eingang 2.4).

PODCAST: This week, Rüdiger Frank joins Jacco Zwetsloot 🇳🇱 🇦🇺 🇰🇷 to discuss why he believes Kim Jong Un has not actually given up on reunification despite the DPRK’s recent revision of its inter-Korean policy. Full episode here: nknews.org/category/north…

📢 The application window for our MA program East Asian Economy and Society is now open until April 8, 2024! If you are interested, make sure to take a look at our website (ecos.univie.ac.at) and admission site (studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/m…).

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📢 The application window for our MA program East Asian Economy and Society closes soon on April 8! If you are interested, make sure to take a look at our website (ecos.univie.ac.at) and admission site (studieren.univie.ac.at/en/admission/m……).

Later this month, H. Christoph Steinhardt and I will present via NUS on new ways to measure national identity with results from experiments in 🇰🇷 and 🇹🇼. All interested are free to join. 📅Fri., 19 July. 3:30-5:00pm (Singapore Time) 📍Zoom (register here: research.nus.edu.sg/eai/2020/11/19…)

In a new piece at the Georgetown Journal of Int'l Affairs, Alfred Gerstl writes about Southeast Asia's strategy of balancing relations between the U.S. and China, which is crucial for maintaining regional autonomy amid rising tensions. Read more here: gjia.georgetown.edu/2024/08/12/sou…

🎓 EUVIP member Alfred Gerstl, with Petra Alderman, Duncan McCargo, and James_Iocovozzi, published "All About China? (Mis)Reading Domestic Politics through a Great Power Lens", exploring Thai politics and the limits of great power realism 🇹🇭📘 zenodo.org/records/133125…

#China’s #BRI & #EU’s #GlobalGateway show that offering #infrastructure collaboration is strongly based on #geopolitical & #geoeconomic reasoning, but recipient can still further its economic interests #Philippines #Duterte Bongbong Marcos @EUVIP CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies link.springer.com/article/10.100…

The visit of Pope Leo XIV in #EastTimor puts a small, but remarkable country in the global spotlight: It is the most #democratic and #free country in #SoutheastAsia - but also the poorest. Interview with #Austrian radio Ö1 oe1.orf.at/player/2024090… EUVIP_project @ceias Universität Wien

"Warm words and nice photos should not obstruct our view of the fact that the relationship between North Korea and its two big neighbors is very pragmatic, not emotional," says Rüdiger Frank. english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_e…

The feud between #Philippine President #Marcos Jr. and VP Sara #Duterte goes on. An impeachment of Duterte is unlikely as it would motivate the Duterte clan's strong voter base, further increasing polarization. EUVIP_project CEIAS: Central European Institute of Asian Studies EcoS oe1.orf.at/player/2025011…

We have another EcoS Guest Lecture coming up! ⚽ Football in the DPR Korea: Propaganda vs. Practicality 📅 June 10 | In-person & online 🎙️ Yong Ja Hong 🔗 RSVP: ecos.univie.ac.at/guest-lectures…