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  • CA MNCs in the News
    2023/12/22

    This episode _just_ covers CA multinational corporations in the news with a special focus on them and East Asian international relations.  Lots of Japan and Korea, but, as you might expect, we have to chip away at some China semiconductor related news.  The EU doesn't want you to forget them so it gets some coverage, too.  Favs like Apple, Google, Facebook, AMAT make special appearances.

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    22 分
  • CA Congressional Delegation reacts to Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel; Middle East items dominate the rest of the CA Congressional agenda; and CA MNCs get challenged in Korea and Japan (among other places)
    2023/11/19

    We've moved away from our tight fit with the prior month, but are still focusing on the CA Congressional delegation's votes, legislative proposals, and statements that occured then (or that relate to events from the prior month).  And, of course, we continue to track news relating to CA MNCs, most of it published in October.

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    40 分
  • They're back and the focus is Iran; Azerbaijan, Russia, and others on the hit list too; Europe gives CA MNCs a run with the money with the DSA and DMA; China bitting at Intel and chipping at Apple
    2023/10/10

    2023  September CA Congressional delegation votes, proposed legislation, and statements/communications relating to international affairs and a touch (and more) of CA MNCs and international affairs

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    40 分
  • Barbie's global travails; film censorship; disappearing Internet news links in Canada and Australia?; and Malaysia's Facebook volte face
    2023/09/04

    It's all about California MNCs this round as the US Congress and California representatives have their August recess.

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    17 分
  • CA Senators front and center (thanks NDAA and China); congressional Kerfuffle over Israel; landmines on the docket; Cambodian conundrums for Facebook; content moderation issues abound; and spot the segment numbering gaff for fun and profit (more kerfuffle
    2023/08/10

    July 2023 CA Congressional delegation votes, proposed legislation, and statements/communications relating to international affairs (sort of); a special report; and JMFB's fav CA MNCs and international affairs

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    34 分
  • Barbara Lee's Abraham special envoy gaff; Armenian Azerbaijan again; no karma for Ro Khanna over Modi; CA MNCs and India; and Netflix's Korea challenge
    2023/07/05

    June 2023 CA Congressional delegation votes, proposed legislation, and statements/communications relating to international affairs and news about CA's largest MNCs and international matters.  We are moving to reduce the breadth in favor of greater depth.

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    32 分
  • Few votes; some bills (human rights issues a focus); many statements; Jimmy Panetta on fire; CA high-tech MNCs face Europe and more regular India callenges
    2023/06/13

    May 2023 CA Congressional delegation votes, proposed legislation, and statements/communications relating to international affairs and big news about CA's largest MNCs and international matters.

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    49 分
  • April Showers Bring May Legislation?
    2023/05/20

    China on the Agenda, National Security and Big Tech Antitrust.

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    37 分