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Eleanor Albert
Eleanor M. Albert is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the George Washington University.
Eleanor M. Albert is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the George Washington University. Her research interests include Chinese foreign and domestic policy, the evolving nature of Chinese power, and how the country exerts its influence and builds relationships. Prior to her Ph.D., Eleanor worked as the Asia writer for the explanatory journalism arm of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York where she published work on a wide range of Asia-related topics including China’s rise, modern slavery, regional organizations in Asia, the Rohingya migration crisis, North Korea’s military and nuclear proliferation, and U.S.-China relations.
Her work has been republished, featured, or quoted in outlets including the New York Times, PBS NewsHour, Newsweek, WNYC, the Atlantic’s DefenseOne, Business Insider, HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, RealClearWorld, and VOA, among others.
Eleanor has lived in China and France and speaks French and Mandarin. She received a dual degree masters from Sciences Po in European Affairs and from Fudan University in International Politics. She completed her bachelors degree in Political Science and Chinese at Vassar College

January 12, 2021
China’s Foreign Minister Revives Belt and Road on 5-Country Africa Tour
By Eleanor Albert

January 07, 2021
China’s Ambitious COVID-19 Vaccine Targets
By Eleanor Albert

December 31, 2020
Ant Group’s Year of Reckoning?
By Eleanor Albert

December 12, 2020
China and the EU: Public-Private Dissonance
By Eleanor Albert

December 04, 2020
Citing Forced Labor Concerns, US Issues Ban on Xinjiang Cotton
By Eleanor Albert

November 19, 2020
China Leans Into RCEP Conclusion as Win
By Eleanor Albert

November 12, 2020
Xi Champions Multilateralism at SCO Amid COVID Concerns and Sino-Indian Tensions
By Eleanor Albert

November 04, 2020
China-Australia Relations Continue Their Downward Spiral
By Eleanor Albert

October 27, 2020
China Retaliates With More Restrictions on US Media
By Eleanor Albert

October 15, 2020
Indonesian Special Envoy Visits China in Show of Cooperation
By Eleanor Albert

October 13, 2020
Trump Reportedly Eyes More Chinese Firms for Sanction
By Eleanor Albert
