Patrik Andersson

Analyst

Patrik holds an industrial PhD from Aalborg University in collaboration with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). His thesis examined how China’s foreign policy priorities and demand for different minerals and raw materials shape the decisions and approaches of Chinese mining companies in the Arctic. He has previously worked at the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and holds a master’s degree in Asian Studies from Lund University. Patrik has spent many years in China, where he earned a master’s degree in Ancient Chinese Literature from Beijing Normal University, a bachelor’s degree in Chinese from Sichuan University, and studied at Tsinghua University as an exchange student.

Areas of expertise: Foreign policy (China in the Arctic, China and Russia), domestic politics, China’s mineral strategy.