Mareike Ohlberg is a senior fellow in the Indo-Pacific Program and leads the Stockholm China Forum. She is based at GMF’s Berlin Office. Before joining GMF, Mareike worked as an analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, where she focused on China’s media and digital policies as well as the Chinese Communist Party’s influence campaigns in Europe. Prior to that, she was an An Wang postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies and a postdoctoral fellow at Shih-Hsin University in Taipei. She spent several years living and working in Greater China. She is co-author of the book Hidden Hand: How the Communist Party of China is Reshaping the World (2020). Mareike has a doctoral degree in Chinese studies from the University of Heidelberg and a master’s degree in East Asian regional studies from Columbia University. She is a frequent commentator in the media on the global implications of China’s rise.

 

 

 

 

Media Mentions

United Front: China's 'magic weapon' caught in a spy controversy
Mareike Ohlberg Interview
Umstrittenes China-Engagement - Rudolf Scharping in der Kritik
Why the mystery of Qin Gang hasn't been solved yet [Translated from German]
Mareike Ohlberg, AP, China’s response to Pelosi visit a sign of future intentions
Mareike Ohlberg, The Diplomat, The China Factor in India’s Engagements With Europe
Mareike Ohlberg, Euronews, How China's Ukraine stance may be final straw for eastern EU countries
Mareike Ohlberg, New York Post, China uses AI software to improve its surveillance capabilities
Mareike Ohlberg, Tagesspiegel, Warum Scholz eine geheime Botschaft an Chinas Staatschef richtete
Mareike Ohlberg, Quartz, Beijing’s messaging on #WhereIsPengShuai mixes creepiness and cutesy
Mareike Ohlberg, New York Times, Why China Can’t Bury Peng Shuai and Its #MeToo Scandal
Mareike Ohlberg, The Global and Mail, Women’s Tennis Association threatens to pull out of China if missing tennis star Peng Shuai not accounted for
Mareike Ohlberg, Bloomberg, Outcry Grows as China Breaks Silence on Missing Tennis Star
Mareike Ohlberg, DW, Truth or lies: The expat YouTubers praising China