Line Marie Breistrand is a PhD candidate working on China in international politics. Her project is looking at Chinas political efforts towards Arctic Small States with a particular focus on the Chinese united front as a key component of Chinas foreign policy instruments.

She is also involved in the projects Chinese Anger Diplomacy (ANGER), and Chinese grand strategy and use of force: Western experiences and implications for Norway. She holds a MSc. in politics of China from SOAS, University of London (2020). Throughout her academic training she has focused on Chinese political discourse (1850-2020), political communication, foreign policy, propaganda work, and Chinas global digitalisation project: The Digital Silk Road.