Tag: Mekong

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

October 28, 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. Cooperation and competition between East Asia’s two heavyweights also has been a salient topic to those attentive to the Belt and...

Executive Director's Blog

MNC Center Executive Director

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

Founding Executive Director

Putting Chinese outward FDI in a Bind

July 2, 2026

On July 1, China State Council Decree No. 837 came into effect.[1] It revamps China’s regime for regulating outward investment…

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Lite Shouldn’t Corrupt Your Thinking

April 9, 2026

The United States (U.S.) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), which came into being in 1977, “prohibits bribery of foreign officials…

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…

Podcast

Smart moves and cracked chips; Mine cave in; requesting gold for frozen steel; shopping for success; social media turnoffs and blockages

August 24, 2026