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Charged up about the Political Meaning of Tesla in China: Time to Apply the Brakes?

Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
Posted: Jan 31, 2019

In 2017, it was revealed American electric vehicle (EV) maker Tesla had concluded an agreement with Shanghai to build a manufacturing complex in Shanghai that, per Tesla CEO Elon Musk, will be extremely advanced and produce cars customized for the China market.

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Servicing Trade in Services through Proper Government Policies

Mr. Naoyuki Haraoka
Posted: Jan 20, 2019

With ongoing digital innovation (entailing evolving information and digital technology), trade in services is exploding globally. The Asia-Pacific Region (APR), in particular, is now exposed to a flood of digital technology and related services.

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China and Rebuilding Syria: War, Opportunity, and Risk

Dr. Scott MacDonald
Posted: Jan 07, 2019

Syria’s civil war has been highly destructive. Basic infrastructure in much of the country has been destroyed, cities have been leveled, and huge populations displaced. However, the war is winding down, leaving the autocratic al-Assad regime, backed by Russia and Iran, in power. While the political situation is being sorted out, China is quietly emerging as an important player in what comes next, the estimated USD $200 billion reconstruction of Syria.

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Asia-Pacific Region (APR) Countries Turning Anti-Social against Internet Giants

Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
Posted: Jan 06, 2019

For the past few years, internet giants such as America’s Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn, Japan’s Rakuten, and South Korea’s Naver have been facing an increasingly turbulent operating environment in the Asia-Pacific Region (APR). Many of the challenges they face are widely known.

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Europe and Chinese Foreign Direct Investment: Screening the Screen

Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
Posted: Dec 02, 2018

Chinese outward foreign direct investment (FDI) is not a particularly new story as far as European Union (EU) countries are concerned.

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BRI and FOIP: Politicizing Investments

Dr. Amitendu Palit
Posted: Nov 07, 2018

The Asia-Pacific Region (APR) is experiencing a surge of connectivity initiatives. China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is now accompanied by the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP). There is also the upcoming Asia-Africa Growth Corridor being promoted by Japan and India.

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Japan’s Infrastructure Competition with China and its Implications for Southeast Asian Businesses

Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
Posted: Oct 29, 2018

Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s late October 2018 visit to China and the 10th Mekong Japan summit that preceded this trip focused renewed spotlight on Japan-China cooperation and competition.

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The Implications of the China-US Trade War Given the Growing Importance of Japanese Subsidiaries to Japanese MNCs

Mr. Naoyuki Haraoka
Posted: Oct 12, 2018

The latest Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) Statistical Survey on Japanese overseas subsidiaries published on September 26 revealed their sales, facility and equipment investment, and employment all achieved significantly high growth.

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Slow and Steady Wins the Race? Pondering the Japanese Corporate Reaction to Brexit

Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
Posted: Sep 23, 2018

In 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU). “Brexit” fueled considerable anxieties in the Japanese business world, which is the second largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the UK. This was hardly shocking given the latter’s extensive involvement in the UK.

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Dirty Foreign Direct Investment? Chinese Outward FDI and Pollution Pathologies

Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
Posted: Aug 18, 2018

In the 1970s, Tokyo adopted a conscious strategy to encourage outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) by Japanese firms as a way to mitigate the poisonous pollution flowing from Japan’s economic miracle.

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