Ming-chin Monique Chu

Dr. Ming-chin Monique Chu serves as a Lecturer in Chinese Politics at the University of Southampton. Prior to joining Southampton, she taught at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and the University of Oxford. She holds MPhil and PhD degrees in international relations from the University of Cambridge.

Her research focuses on semiconductor geopolitics, sovereignty studies, and Cross-Strait relations. Dr. Chu's work examines the intersection of globalization and security, particularly in the semiconductor industry, and explores the theory and practice of sovereignty in China's peripheral regions. She has conducted extensive field research including over 210 interviews with key stakeholders rarely featured in mainstream studies.

Dr. Chu's publications reveal a consistent focus on the geopolitical dimensions of semiconductor supply chains, Chinese foreign policy, and sovereignty challenges. Her work spans book chapters, journal articles, and monographs, with increasing attention to semiconductor security implications amid US-China-Taiwan relations. The research shows progression from analyzing broader globalization-security linkages to more specific semiconductor industry dynamics and sovereignty challenges along China's periphery.

• Teaching Excellence Award from SOAS
• Teaching Excellence Award from University of Southampton
• Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Research Grant (two rounds)
• University of Southampton Annual Adventures in Research Award

Dr. Chu currently supervises PhD students including Adrian Donald Li. Her research is supported by multiple grants, particularly from the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, focusing on semiconductor supply chain vulnerabilities and problematic sovereignty along China's periphery. She is an active member of the Centre for Political Ethnography (CPE) and accepts applications from prospective PhD students.