Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center), served as a keynote speaker at the 18th Annual China Goes Global Conference held at EM-Lyon Business School (Paris, France). At this gathering, attracting researchers and…
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On November 5, 2024, Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations, gave a speech entitled “High, Low, and No Speed along the BRI” for the “Great Power Studies” course at the United States (US) Air War…
This October 15, 2024 Finance Asia piece by Han Shih Toh discusses evolving patterns in the volumes, geographic, and sectoral destination of Chinese outward foreign direct investment (FDI). Responding to queries from Toh, Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of…
Rest of World interviewed Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations, on July 23, 2024 regarding Microsoft’s decision to relocate a large number of employees outside of China. The story probed what had brought Microsoft to China…
In early July 2024, the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center) orchestrated a 1-1/2 day workshop on Chinese overseas ports in Africa and the Middle East. This workshop, organized, hosted, and sponsored by the Wong MNC Center, brought together academics, analysts,…
On May 7, 2024, FinanceAsia interviewed Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations about the implications of US government restrictions on portfolio investment in Chinese assets, the direction of American policy on investment restrictions, and the…
Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center), made two separate presentations of Wong MNC Center research projects at the 2024 International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California. The ISA Annual…
In late October, Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center), gave a talk to the Institute for International Studies and Public Policy, Royal University of Cambodia (Phnom Penh). During his talk, entitled, “How…
An October 21, 2023 story in Asian Sentinel entitled “Reduced BRI Expected to Offer Less Money” an interview with various experts including Dr. Jean-Marc. F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations. The story pondered the future of China’s…
On October 12, 2024, Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center), met with Professor Pongphisoot Busbarat, Assistant Dean & Assistant Professor, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Science, and Director of the…