Musings about Multinational Corporations

Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
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Musings about Multinational Corporations

We cover stories relating to the political economy of multinational corporations in and from East Asia; bring you leading experts on related topics; and highlight the work of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations

  1. 13 MAY

    Flogged about, Flirting with, and Fleeing China; The TikTok short app saga gets longer; Britain, Stealing, and a Chinese Steel Plant; and global tech reg. in the face of US threats.

    The April edition of the Musings about Multinational Corporations podcast examines the political and economic challenges facing companies like Apple and Nvidia as they are flagellated about, flirt with, and flee China; watches the continuing saga of TikTok whose battle for survival in the US of A never seems to end; blasts to the United Kingdom to cover the stealing of a Chinese steel plant and other Chinese investment travails there; and discusses countries continuing regulation of tech companies in the face of US threats of retaliation.

    43 min

  2. 22 APR

    Apple plane lands in Indonesia and China; Walmart and Costco experience the high cost of low price; AstraZeneca's China stimulants and depressants; get out of jail card ain't so free; EU regulation of high-tech companies, Asian countries follow suit, an

    This episode probes the ever mobile Apple planes, with only one having a Cook aboard; discusses Walmart and Costco's discovery that low priced goods may be politically costly; and notes the release of jailed consultancy employees and China's efforts to court foreign executives while concurrently making implicitly demands they support its cause. It overviews European efforts to manage high-tech giants to promote fair competition, Japan and Korea's emulations, and US government pressures on Europe and its Asian allies to back off. It closes with coverage of a cyberattack on X from mysterious corners!

    39 min

  3. 17 MAR

    Searching Deep for DeepSeek, part II; Stuck clock for TikTok; Tesla's bumpy road in China; Apple plane finally lands and Apple AI in China; Mapping out Google Maps; and tech potpourri

    This episode continues our coverage of DeepSeek; looks at the stuck and ticking clocks facing TikTok; discusses the Apple plane's successful landing in Indonesia; offers intelligence on Apple intelligence in China; charts out the Google maps Gulf of something imbroglio; and offers a mix of material on topics like Telegram, Australian content moderation, and Rumble's rumble with Brazil.

    43 min

  4. 13 FEB

    Clock ticking on TikTok; Apple plane still circling Indonesia; searching deep about DeepSeek; Shein's lost luster; and taxing tech and taxed by it

    In this episode, we discuss the TikTok's ticking clock and the effort, by some, to rescue it; track the Apple plane waiting to unload iPhone 16s in Indonesia; dive deep into the growing control and regulation of DeepSeek; examine EU and US measures affecting fast-retailer Shein and also Temu; and cover the ongoing battle between governments and tech companies on multiple fronts.

    39 min

  5. 16 JAN

    TikTok fun in Romania, Albania, and the US of A(nia); Google challenges in Japan, Korea, and Russia; Starlink Star Wars in India, Taiwan, and Italy; ABC on social media; and Moans about Meta drive mashing in Australia, the EU, and elsewhere

    This episode, the first of 2025, delves into TikTok's challenges, above all in the US of A; Google's pressures chamber in East Asia countries like Japan and Korea and Russia; Australia's path breaking ban on social media usage for children; and Meta's challenges in Australia and the European Union (what's new?) and its fluctuating relationship with Russia.

    49 min

  6. 17/12/2024

    Volkswagen's Xinjiang unraveling and loose threads for Uniqlo; China pressures Nvidia; Sweet Apples in China while Intel makes offerings and riding the Meta Llama is scorned; the long and short of the US TikTok ban and troubles for TikTok in Romania and

    This episode examines Volkswagen's exit from Xinjiang and the loosening of Xinjiang threads for Uniqlo; Chinese pressures against Nvidia; Apple's continued courting of China, Intel's offerings to the Middle Kingdom, and the scorning of those riding Meta's Llama; the long and short of the US TikTok ban and troubles for TikTok in Romania and beyond; Indonesia vs. the smartphone companies; and Japan vs. the Amazons. Yet more awesome coverage is our gift to you for the holidays!

    44 min

  7. 19/11/2024

    Bombs on TikTok; the China challenge yet again; tech tensions in Korea and Vietnam; Indonesia drives a hard bargain; and the European Union sqeeze

    Episode 7 scans the bombs raining on TikTok; surveys the challenges facing multinational corporations in China and those dumping on them for dealing with China; describes problems for tech companies in Korea and Vietnam; examines Indonesia's smarting policy towards smartphones; and reviews the European Unions rocky relations with tech companies.

    46 min

  8. 27/10/2024

    The Line on Line-Naver; Harley spills and 7 & I chills in Japan; X back in step with Brazil; Korea cracks Google and US cracks Korean chips; and the Travails of Telegram

    In this episode, we update you on the LINE-Naver Saga; delve into Harley Davidson's bumpy ride in Japan and chills & spills regarding 7 & I; cover the challenges of Google and others in Korea and the challenges facing Korean chip companies; do a post about X and Brazil...and Australia...; and discuss the travails of Telegram.

    43 min
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About

We cover stories relating to the political economy of multinational corporations in and from East Asia; bring you leading experts on related topics; and highlight the work of the Mr. & Mrs. S.H. Wong Center for the Study of Multinational Corporations

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  • Creator
    Jean-Marc F. Blanchard
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean

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