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2023 publications and public outreach activities in july, the wong mnc center's well-anticipated book chinese overseas ports in europe and the americas (routledge, 2024) appeared in print. Dr. Jean-marc f. Blanchard, wong mnc center executive director, contributed two chapters to this book. In november, nikkei asia, a leading paper specializing in east asian political and economic affairs published and widely promoted an op-ed by dr. Blanchard on a new chinese invested airport in cambodia. The same month, east asia forum published an op-ed by dr. Blanchard, entitled "pondering the bri's alleged new roads," which considered the future of china's belt and road initiative (bri). In 2023, dr. Blanchard also published three "hot topics for mncs, cool analysis" pieces: one on china's 20th party congress and two sessions; a second on us efforts to restrict american investment in china; and a third on the prospects for the india-middle east-europe economic corridor. In 2023, dr. Blanchard furt

2023 public presentations/interviews in march, dr. Jean-marc f. Blanchard, wong mnc center executive director, presented a two papers-one on chinese outward fdi and technology transfer and the second on china's digital silk road-at the international studies association (the world's largest association of international relations researchers) annual meeting in montreal, canada. In july, dr. Blanchard participated in a panel presenting the findings in chinese overseas ports in europe and the americas at the china goes global association annual conference in italy. In october, dr. Blanchard was an invited participant at a conference on the chinese "debt trap" narrative in denver, colorado. The same month, he gave an invited presentation at the royal university of cambodia. In august 2022, asian sentinel interviewed dr. Blanchard about the arrest of a chinese automobile company executive and its implications for the firm's joint venture partners. In october, dr. Blanchard gave an interview