Clumsy ships, big risks: China’s evolving maritime playbook
China’s maritime grey-zone activities threaten Taiwan’s and Europe’s security. Europeans need to work with Indo-Pacific partners to expose and counter China’s evolving tactics
Experts & Staff
Estelle Huang
ECFR Alumni · Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
EU-China relations, EU-Taiwan relations, Indo-Pacific security
Languages
English, Chinese
Biography
Estelle Huang was a visiting fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, based in the Berlin office. Her work focuses on EU-China and EU-Taiwan relations and Indo-Pacific security, as well as China’s geopolitical power projection across the world.
Huang is on secondment from the Prospect Foundation in Taiwan, where she works as an associate research fellow. She has almost a decade of experience working as an international politics analyst for the Taiwanese government. Huang holds an MA in diplomacy from National Chengchi University, Taiwan, and an MA in translation and interpreting from Newcastle University, UK.
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