Tag: big data

June 4, 2021
This blog is the last of three on China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR) initiative.  The 1st gave an overview of the DSR while the 2nd probed some of DSR’s features in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) and contracting.  This blog considers two potential political effects of the DSR, its effect on...
February 1, 2020
The coronavirus is affecting the operations of numerous multinational corporations (MNCs) in China, though many remain hopeful about the longer-term and are not overreacting. The former Chairman of China’s Sinopec opined that Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in sensitive areas and big deals would be avoided due to the contemporary…
December 18, 2018
Inward foreign direct investment (FDI) into China for the first 11 months of 2018 year-over-year relatively stable. Beijing stops requiring its local governments to support the Made in China 2025 policy. European Union Ambassador to China calls on China to stop requiring companies to transfer technology for market access. Apple…