Solène Simard

Solène Simard is an MPhil candidate in Modern Chinese Studies at the University of Oxford, supported by the Fonds de recherche du Québec and Mackenzie King Scholarships. Her research focuses on cross-Strait relations, the semiconductor industry, and the dynamics of techno-nationalism. She has worked as a research assistant on projects examining Canada–China and Canada–Taiwan relations and previously held non-partisan roles at the House of Commons of Canada. 

Solène holds an Honours BSocSc in Political Science with a minor in Asian Studies from the University of Ottawa and studied Mandarin Chinese at Peking University.