Tag: 2019 Belt and Road Forum Joint Communiqué

Belt and Road Forum, II, part II-A Green Belt and Road May Not Yield “Green” for Business

June 1, 2019

One of the themes given greater attention at the Second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) was the environment. This is evidenced by the fact, as reported in one commentary, that the word “green” appeared seven times in the 2019 BRF Joint Communiqué versus no times in the 2017 one and...

Executive Director's Blog

MNC Center Executive Director

Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Ph.D.

Founding Executive Director

India’s China Dreamin’ and Implications for Foreign Businesses

March 31, 2026

India recently loosened foreign direct investment (FDI) policy strictures geared towards Chinese FDI. It specifically allowed automatic approval of FDI…

The High Costs of Addressing the High Costs of Low Costs

December 10, 2025

Shein, Temu, and other Chinese online retailers like AliExpress (part of Alibaba Group) are a consumer’s dream. They give American,…

Chipping Away the Politico-Economic Implications of the US Stake in Intel

October 4, 2025

Intel’s relationship with the United States (US) government since 2021 has experienced considerable ebbs and flows, though it seems to…

Apple Sauced and the Ripening of New Pathways

August 7, 2025

Apple has been a great success story in no small part because of China. China has been a huge market…

Killing Chinese Life Sciences, Part IV: Poison “Bills,” Side Effects, and Immunizations

April 2, 2025

In fall 2024, the BIOSECURE Act, which blocked the United States (US)’s government’s use of goods and services from Chinese…

Killing Chinese Life Sciences, Part III: Sequencing the DNA of US-China Ties

November 21, 2024

On September 9, the BIOSECURE Act, which this blog series has been covering since March, passed by a huge majority…

Podcast

Thirty Minutes of Tips from Top Talent: Mr. Ken Wilcox

March 17, 2026