Profile
Emma Belmonte is an AMO China Projects Research Fellow, where she specialises in Beijing’s influence on European political discourse, Chinese security and law enforcement activities in Europe, and Taiwan-Europe cooperation initiatives.
Before joining AMO as an analyst, Emma has been working as a reporter specialised on Chinese speaking regions. She has written multiple feature articles and conducted on the ground reporting in both Taiwan and China, reporting on topics ranging from China’s presence in the DR Congo, life in Taiwan’s Matsu Islands amidst cross-strait tensions, and the contrasting realities behind China's manufacturing industry. Emma Belmonte grew up in Brussels, and also has a background in covering Europe, and the EU notably as a reporter and podcaster. Her work has been published in various media outlets including GEO magazine, Figaro Magazine, Asialyst and the Green European Journal. In addition to her fluent speaking of French, English and Italian, conversational command of Spanish, she is also proficient in Mandarin Chinese. She holds a Master’s degree in Modern Chinese Studies from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy from the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon.