an island dispute between China and Japan in 2012. Our difference-in-differences (DID) estimation substantiates that a … sharp, but temporary fall in local sales of Japanese MNCs in China led to persistent downward deviation of foreign direct … investment (FDI) from its trend. Moreover, despite the quick recovery of local sales, Japanese MNCs in China have continued to …

Drawing on global media reports, we conduct a sentiment analysis of the image of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI … positive, even if slightly less so than in the past. This is notwithstanding increases in debt levels with China, much of which … sentiment towards China's landmark project, as well as a much worse image of the initiative in countries which, until today, are …

becomes a risk management strategy with a strong inclination towards cost effectiveness, involving both the supply and the … demand side. Security of supply has two major components that interrelate: cost and risk. This paper focus the attention on …