Toomas Hanso
Research Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security (ICDS)
Toomas Hanso is a China expert focusing on PRC domestic and foreign policy, as well as Sino-Russian and international relations. He holds a first-class MA from the University of Edinburgh in Chinese & Linguistics, also having studied under the Taiwan-Europe Connectivity Scholarship at National Donghwa University in Hualien, Taiwan (2021-2022), and as recipient of the Confucius Institute Scholarship at Yunnan University in Kunming, China (2023-2024). In China, he passed the HSK6 Chinese-language exam (C1 equivalent). Having joined ICDS in October 2024, Toomas has made multiple publications, regularly comments on China-related news in Estonian media, and represents Estonia at the European Think-tank Network on China.
Updated: November 10, 2025