On May 26, FinanceAsia published a story emphasizing the economic outcomes of United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s summit that ended in mid-May [Webmaster’s Note: on the political outcomes, see this Asian Sentinel piece]. Reported outcomes included inter alia billions in annual agricultural purchases by…
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May 29, 2026
May 29, 2026
In mid-May, the Asian Sentinel interviewed Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (“Wong MNC Center”), for a story about the recently concluded summit in Beijing between United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi…
March 21, 2026
On March 11, 2026, the Asian Sentinel interviewed Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (“Wong MNC Center”) for a story about the forthcoming summit [note: now postponed] between United States (US) President Donald Trump and Chinese…
December 5, 2025
A story dated November 14, 2025, in the South China Morning Post on the China Investment Corporation (CIC) quotes Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations. The piece on the CIC, China’s sovereign wealth fund, gives…
December 5, 2025
In late October 2025, Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations, was interviewed, along with other experts, on the Chinese economy and China’s foreign economic relations for the CARGO show, a Class CNBC program run out…
October 4, 2025
Dr. May-Tan Mullins has joined the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center) as a Non-Resident Senior Fellow. Dr. Tan-Mullins is Provost and CEO of the University of Reading Malaysia (Johor Bahru), Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (ASEAN), and Professor of Sustainability. She previously served…
August 13, 2025
On August 12, 2025, FinanceAsia interviewed Founding Executive Director of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations Dr. Jean-Marc F. Blanchard for a story pondering the links between China’s domestic economic forces such as weak domestic demand and Chinese outward foreign direct investment (FDI). …
August 8, 2025
In mid-July 2025, the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations (Wong MNC Center) hosted and co-sponsored the 19th Annual China Goes Global (CGG) conference organized by the Chinese Globalization Association, a United States (US) non-profit organization. The theme of CGG 2025 was “China and…
April 30, 2025
Following the conclusion of the 3rd International Conference in Southeast Asia on the Future of Maritime Technology & Use of the Sea 2025 (“SEA the Future 2025”) held in Pattaya, Thailand, the Organizers of SEA the Future 2025 gave Dr. Blanchard a guided tour of the Faculty of International Maritime…
April 30, 2025
In late February, 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 featured speech at 3rd International Conference in Southeast Asia on the Future of Maritime Technology & Use of the Sea 2025…
