In this Op-Ed, the Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center) Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard and Wong MNC Center Research Associate Antonia Urovsky evaluate the challenges faced by Korean businesses under a second Donald Trump administration. Major risks…
In this Op-Ed, the Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard and Ambassador (Ret.) C. Lawrence Greenwood assess the prospects for the United States (US) -Japan economic security partnership under Trump. 2.0. This partnership, built on bilateral…
In this Op-Ed, the Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center) Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard and Ambassador (Ret.) C. Lawrence Greenwood discuss the implications of the Donald Trump administration for Japanese companies after considering President Trump’s rhetoric and…
Mustafizur Rahman, Razon Chandra Saha, and Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
November 1, 2024
This chapter sheds light on China’s multidimensional and multi-scale involvement in three ports in Bangladesh—Chattogram (previously Chittagong), Mongla, and Payra; China’s work building infrastructure connecting Chattogram and Matarbari ports; and the imbroglio surrounding a potential Chinese deep-sea port project on Sonadia Island. It also details the nature of China’s participation,…
This piece serves as the introduction to the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center)’s well-received book, Chinese Overseas Ports in Southeast and South Asia (Routledge, 2025). This introduction highlights debates about Chinese involved ports in Southeast and South Asia. It also details the economic…
In “Disconnecting European Companies and Countries? Case studies Call for Modulating Worries about China’s Digital Silk Road,” part of a special issue of the top-ranked European Journal of International Management focusing on China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR), Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H….
Dealing with China has never been easy for American businesses, but the situation has become more difficult in recent years due to China’s challenging contemporary economic situation, increased political and economic tensions between China and the United States (US), and the evolving political environment within China and the US, among…
“Fighting Monopolies,” co-authored by Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations Non-Resident Senior Fellow Dr. Amitendu Palit, explores India’s reluctance to participate in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) looking beyond traditionally emphasized factors like bilateral security concerns, domestic politics, and economic considerations. It contends…
“Chinese Investments in Malaysia,” penned by Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations Non-Resident Senior Fellow Dr. Tham Siew Yean, explores the intricate relationship between foreign direct investments (FDI) and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Malaysia. The BRI has become a significant driver…
“Latin American and Caribbean Overseas Foreign Direct Investment in China in the Twenty First Century” is a massive tomb, orchestrated by a leading researcher on China-Latin America economic links and Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations non-resident Senior Research Fellow Dr. Enrique Dussel Peters. …
