John Minnich is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at LSE. His research focuses on the political economy of China’s technological rise and its impact on US-China relations.

His current book project looks at how domestic institutions and global production networks shaped China’s use of foreign technology transfer policies in the post-Cold War period. Other ongoing research projects examine the origins and implications of the US-China “Chip War,” the durability of weaponised interdependence, and the evolution of Chinese industrial and technology policies.

John received his PhD from MIT. Prior to joining LSE, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Columbia-Harvard China and the World Program at Columbia University and Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Centre for the Study of Contemporary China.

Research Cluster affiliation

International Political Economy research cluster

Research Centre affiliation

Phelan United States Centre