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Anika Patel

China section editor

Anika holds a master of laws in international relations from Peking University in China and a BA in Chinese from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), University of London. She has worked for five years as a policy analyst focused on Chinese domestic and foreign policy, most recently as an associate at a US consulting firm.

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Latest by Anika Patel

Interview: Dr Sun Yixian on his new database tracking Chinese climate ‘leadership’

09.07.2026
China policy

China Briefing 25 June 2026: Five-year plans passed | Critical-mineral tensions | Industrial decarbonisation plan

25.06.2026

China Briefing 11 June 2026: Tech clampdown | Extreme weather | Provinces’ energy plans

11.06.2026

China Briefing 11 December 2025: Winter record looms; Joint climate statement with France; How ‘mid-level bureaucrats’ help shape policy 

11.12.2025

Interview: How ‘mid-level bureaucrats’ are helping to shape Chinese climate policy

09.12.2025
China policy

China Briefing 27 November 2025: COP30 wraps; Climate and critical minerals at G20; Coal use up

27.11.2025

Webinar: Carbon Brief’s third ‘ask us anything’ at COP30

25.11.2025
COP30 Belém

COP30: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Belém

23.11.2025
COP30 Belém

Webinar: Carbon Brief’s first ‘ask us anything’ at COP30

10.11.2025
COP30 Belém

China Briefing 16 October 2025: New export controls; IEA China projections; Provincial ‘Doc 136’ progress

16.10.2025

Analysis: Only half of Chinese provinces finalise key ‘Document 136’ renewable rules

15.10.2025
China policy

Webinar: Experts discuss what China’s new climate pledge means for the world

30.09.2025
China policy

Q&A: What does China’s new Paris Agreement pledge mean for climate action?

25.09.2025
China policy

China Briefing 18 September 2025: MEE on the move; AI and energy; BRICS and climate   

18.09.2025

Q&A: Will China and the BRICS fill the ‘leadership gap’ on climate change?

18.09.2025
China policy