Tag: political economy

Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations Sponsors MNCs Segment of Golden State International Relations Observer Podcast

June 14, 2022

In June 2022, the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center) became a sponsor of the portion of the Golden State International Relations Observer Podcast covering the international relations of California’s top multinational corporations (MNCs) such as Apple, Chevron, and Disney, among...

Europe and Chinese Foreign Direct Investment: Screening the Screen

December 1, 2018

Chinese outward foreign direct investment (FDI) is not a particularly new story as far as European Union (EU) countries are concerned. As a result of three factors, however, Chinese outward FDI (OFDI) has become a much more sensitive issue One is the massive increase in Chinese investment in the EU...

Executive Director's Blog

MNC Center Executive Director

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

August 24, 2026

Tag: political economy

Executive Director's Blog

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

Putting Chinese outward FDI in a Bind

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Lite Shouldn’t Corrupt Your Thinking

The High Costs of Addressing the High Costs of Low Costs

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

Apple Sauced and the Ripening of New Pathways

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

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