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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

DeBriefed 5 June 2026: UK eyes 2040 emissions cut | US ‘dismantling’ oceans research | China’s solar slump

05.06.2026

Chart: Why China’s solar boom is slowing down

05.06.2026
Renewables

China Briefing 28 May 2026: Deadly rains | China pushes back | Examining China’s carbon intensity metric 

28.05.2026

China Briefing 21 August 2025: China’s CO2 decline; ‘Two mountains’; China’s cement challenge

21.08.2025

DeBriefed 15 August 2025: Raging wildfires; Xi’s priorities; Factchecking the Trump climate report

15.08.2025

China Briefing 7 August 2025: Deadly floods; ‘Industrial Cthulhu’; Higher solar forecast 

07.08.2025

China Briefing 24 July 2025: EU-China climate statement; World’s largest megadam; Clean-tech exports 

24.07.2025

China Briefing 10 July 2025: New sector targets; Overcapacity dressing-down; Adaptation scorecard   

10.07.2025

中国农机排放量上升或“阻碍”净零目标实现

17.06.2025

China Briefing 15 May 2025: CO2 emissions fall; Drought affects food production; Climate diplomacy at CELAC 

15.05.2025

Interview: What the people of China’s coal-rich Shanxi think about climate change

15.05.2025
China policy

Rising emissions from farm equipment could ‘hinder’ China’s net-zero goals

14.05.2025
Food and farming

China Briefing 1 May 2025: Xi steadfast on climate; Solar and wind surpassed thermal power; Controlling short-term GHGs

01.05.2025

China Briefing 3 April 2025: Solar exports; Carbon market expansion; Leaders’ climate commitments 

03.04.2025

DeBriefed 21 March 2025: Germany’s climate win; Conservatives’ net-zero row-back; Key messages from major UK climate conference

21.03.2025