Experts & Staff
Angela Stanzel

Angela Stanzel

ECFR Alumni · Editor, China Analysis
Senior Policy Fellow

Areas of expertise

China’s history, politics and economics, East and South Asia’s foreign and security policy

Languages

German, English, Mandarin

Biography

Angela was a Policy Fellow for the Asia and China Programme at ECFR from 2014 to December 2018. She also was an editor of China Analysis from 2017 on. Before joining ECFR, Angela worked for the BMW Foundation and the International Affairs Office of the Koerber Foundation in Berlin. Prior to that, she worked in Brussels for the German Marshall Fund of the United States (Asia Programme) and in Beijing the German Embassy (cultural section) as well as for several event and marketing firms. Alongside China’s history, politics and economics, her research work focuses on East and South Asia’s foreign and security policy.

Angela earned her Ph.D. in Sinology at Freie Universität Berlin, conducting a research about China-Pakistan relations (“The People’s Republic of China as an Actor in Today’s Pakistan – Advantages and Risks of Building a Chinese Power Base in South Asia”).

Xi’s paradoxical China policy

In both domestic and foreign policy, Xi has taken a hard and soft line simultaneously, aimed at bringing China closer to his vision of the “Chinese dream”

China moves into Afghanistan

Before withdrawing alongside the US by the end of 2016, Europeans should explore whether and how far China's recent involvement in Afghanistan can complement European efforts.  

Publications

Articles

Europe’s China vetoes

France, Germany, Italy, and the UK are strengthening their economic defences against China. Will more follow?

Germany’s turnabout on Chinese takeovers

There is now broad consensus in the German government that the current level of scrutiny of foreign investments is insufficient

The Balochistan tinderbox

As the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor begins to take shape, the troubled province of Balochistan could become a flashpoint for regional competition. 

India and China: A scramble for Africa?

Africa is big enough for both, but there is a risk that the rivalry between China and India could play out to the detriment of African interests

Eurasian integration: Caught between Russia and China

European policymakers worry about Russian and Chinese integration efforts, which push them to think more strategically about the Eurasian landmass

Xi’s visit to the Czech Republic

China’s push to deepen bilateral relations with EU member states may further increase the divisions on China within the EU

Indians as a source of soft power

Modi is trying to reach out to the Indian Diaspora by using social media – he has his own app since this summer. 

Understanding India: The role of the EU

The lack of mutual interest between the EU and India is surprising, given the convergence of interests between them – one of them being China

Specials

Podcasts

In the media