Mr & Mrs Sh Wong Center For The Study Of Multinational Corporation

2022 WONG MNC CENTER EVENTS: IN OCTOBER 2022, THE WONG MNC CENTER ORGANIZED, HOSTED, AND SPONSORED A WORKSHOP ON THE EFFECTS OF CHINESE OUTWARD FDI IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. PARTICIPANTS AT THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDED RESEARCHERS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA, CHINA, AND THE USA. THE PAPERS WHICH WERE PRESENTED, REVIEWED, AND CRITIQUED AT THIS WORKSHOP WILL SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR AN EDITED BOOK, REPORTS, AND OP-EDS. IN DECEMBER 2022, THE WONG MNC CENTER ORGANIZED, HOSTED, AND SPONSORED A WORKSHOP ON CHINESE PORTS IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH ASIA. THE WORKSHOP INCLUDED PARTICIPANTS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA, SOUTH ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, JAPAN, AND THE USA. THE PAPERS PRESENTED AT THIS WORKSHOP LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR AN EDITED BOOK ON CHINESE PORTS IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH ASIA AND ALSO SOME REPORTS AND OP-EDS.

2022 WONG MNC CENTER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES: ASIDE FROM RESARCH ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECTS NOTED EARLIER (THE EFFECTS OF CHINESE OUTWARD FDI IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND CHINESE OVERSEAS PORTS IN SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH ASIA), DR. JEAN-MARC F. BLANCHARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WONG MNC CENTER, WAS INVOLVED IN RESEARCH PERTAINING TO THE PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS NOTED FOR ACTIVITY TWO, THE PUBLICATIONS DETAILED FOR ACTIVITY THREE, AS WELL AS A MAJOR ONGOING PROJECT ON CHINA'S DIGITAL SILK ROAD. DR. BLANCHARD ALSO UNDERTOOK RSEARCH FOR THE WONG MNC CENTER'S PREVIOUS PUBLICATION "MNCS IN THE NEWS," WHICH WAS REPLACED BY "HOT TOPICS FOR MNCS, COOL ANALYSIS." WONG MNC CENTER RESEARCH ASSISTANTS, INTERNS, AND CONTRACTORS HELPED COLLECT, SUMMARIZE, AND ANALYZE DATA AND STATISTICS USED FOR THE ENDEAVORS ENUMERATED IN ACTIVITIES ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

2022 WONG MNC CENTER PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES: IN MAY 2022, DR. JEAN-MARC F. BLANCHARD, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WONG MNC CENTER, PUBLISHED (WITH DR. WEI LIANG) THE FOLLOWING OP-ED: "REASSESSING RCEP'S IMPLICATIONS FOR DIGITAL TRADE AND E-COMMERCE," THE DIPLOMAT (MAY 4, 2022). IN 2022, DR. BLANCHARD FURTHER PUBLISHED THREE ANALYSES IN THE "HOT TOPICS FOR MNCS, COOL ANALYSIS" SECTION OF THE WONG MNC CENTER WEBSITE PERTAINING TO THEMES SUCH AS FDI IN CHINA, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, AND THE DELISTING OF CHINESE COMPANIES. MOREOVER, OVER THE COURSE OF 2022, DR. BLANCHARD PRODUCED 5 THOUGHTFUL BLOGS (ALL AVAILABLE ON THE WONG MNC CENTER WEBSITE) INCLUDING A WELL-RECEIVED FOUR-PART SERIES ON CHINA AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. BEGINNING IN JUNE 2022, THE WONG MNC CENTER BEGAN TO CONTRIBUTE TO, FACILITATE, AND SPONSOR THE GOLDEN STATE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS OBSERVER PODCAST WHICH TRACKS THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES OF MAJOR CALIFORNIA MULTINATIONAL

2022 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS/INTERVIEWS: IN APRIL 2022, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. JEAN-MARC F. BLANCHARD PRESENTED A PAPER ON THE EFFECTS OF CHINESE OUTWARD FDI AT THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION (THE LARGEST GLOBAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RESEARCHERS ) ANNUAL MEETING. IN AUGUST 2022, DR. BLANCHARD DELIVERED A PAPER ON THE US-CHINA ECONOMIC RIVALRY AND EUROPE AT A WORKSHOP IN GERMANY ON US-CHINA-EUROPE INTERACTIONS.IN AUGUST 2022, THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL LAW REVIEW INTERVIEWED DR. JEAN-MARC F. BLANCHARD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ABOUT THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CHINA SECURITIES REGULATORY COMMISSION (CSRC) AND THE U.S. PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARD (PCAOB) ABOUT THE AUDITING OF CHINESE COMPANIES LISTED ON US STOCK EXCHANGES. IN NOVEMBER 2022, FINANCEASIA INTERVIEWED DR. BLANCHARD ABOUT THE ACTIONS OF CHINESE COMPANIES FACING PCAOB DELISTING THREATS.