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The Global Asian Studies Program at Northeastern University will welcome Maria Repnikova, Associate Professor in Global Communication at Georgia State University, to discuss China's image-making in Africa.

Kellee Tsai, Dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University, shared her research on “party-state capitalism” in China. While China's state has always played a core role in development, prioritization of growth has shifted to a variant of state capitalism best described as “party-state capitalism,” which emphasizes risk management and leadership by the Chinese Communist Party. This transition to party-state capitalism emerged from a combination of perceived domestic and external threats, with consequences for contemporary dynamics in global capitalism.

Join George S. Yip, a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Northeastern University, and Xiaolan Fu, Professor of Technology and International Development at the University of Oxford, as they investigate the rise of “superapps” in China, using the popular app WeChat as a case study.

Lele Sang, Wharton Global Fellow, explored the intricacies of corporate success and failure in China, discussing critical factors influencing multinational corporations like Amazon, LinkedIn, and Hyundai, and sharing invaluable strategies to navigate the challenges and opportunities within China's dynamic market landscape.

Jane Lu, Chair Professor of the Department of Management at the City University of Hong Kong, examined the impact of the recent US-China trade war on the market value of Chinese listed firms with a multidimensional view of “event space.”

Christopher Marquis, Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, discussed his recent book “Mao and Markets – The Communist Roots of Chinese Enterprise.”

George S. Yip, Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Strategy at Imperial College London and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Northeastern University, explored how Chinese companies are reinventing management control for the digital era through “digitally-enhanced directed autonomy.”

Arie Y. Lewin, Professor Emeritus of Strategy and International Business at Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, discussed his recent paper “China's Belt and Road Initiative and International Business: The Overlooked Centrality of Politics.”

Jack F. Perkowski, Founder and Chairman of JFP Holdings, explored the economic and political issues facing the US and China's bilateral relationship, as well as what it means for businesses in both countries. 

George S. Yip, Emeritus Professor of Marketing and Strategy at Imperial College London and Distinguished Visiting Professor at Northeastern University, explained what foreign multinational companies need to do to transform their R&D strategies to keep pace with newly innovative Chinese companies.