Jennifer Welch is the Chief Geoeconomics Analyst at Bloomberg. She most recently served as Director for China and Taiwan on the U.S. National Security Council and as Special Advisor for Asia and the Pacific in the offices of Vice President Kamala Harris and former Vice President Mike Pence. Previously, she was Fulbright fellow in Xi’an, China, where she worked with local scholars and nutritionists to design a health education program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and East Asian studies from Bucknell University.
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Jennifer Lee in Financial Times on the ROK investment announcement
October 1, 2026
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Jennifer Lee, a Washington-based partner at The Asia Group, said she expected the first disbursement to be tied to the ...
Han in The Guardian: Foie gras, live dolphins and toasters: China and US cut reciprocal tariffs on $30bn each of goods
September 28, 2026
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Han Lin, the China country director at The Asia Group, a strategic advisory firm, said: “The animal list is certainly ...
Colonel (Ret.) Shailender S. Arya in Mint on India’s surveillance satellite program
September 28, 2026
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Shailender Arya, senior advisor at strategic advisory firm The Asia Group, said that the launch of the EOS-5 satellite by ...
George Chen in CNN International on the growing U.S.-China AI competition
September 26, 2026
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Despite growing calls to prevent AI development from spiraling out of control, the Trump-Xi summit has produced little substance, as ...