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“Dividing the world technologically only pleases ideologues”

No other German ex-politician is more intensively involved in China than Rudolf Scharping. In an interview with Frank Sieren, Scharping pleads for “realism tied to our values” when it comes to dealing with China. They no longer slavishly follow Marxism-Leninism and have made enormous social progress. At the same time, none of the global challenges would be solved in a satisfactory way without involving China. This is why Scharping called for swift ratification of the EU’s CAI investment agreement with the People’s Republic.

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Frank Sieren
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Former SPD party chairman and minister of defense Rudolf Scharping (73) has founded a successful consulting company with a focus on China since his time in Gerhard Schröder’s cabinet: Rudolf Scharping Strategie, Beratung und Kommunikation AG (RSBK). Every year, he organizes a high-profile China congress that aims to be closer to companies than the Hamburg Summit. Even in times of Covid quarantines, Scharping spends a lot of time in China – most recently on another four-month stint. You can also watch the full German version of our CEO Talk in this video.

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