Live on the BBC News, The Asia Group’s Han Lin shared that “July economic numbers were weaker than expected but while this is a concern, Beijing would not consider it a crisis and signal desperation as it enters further trade negotiations with the U.S.”
Live on the BBC’s Business Matters, The Asia Group’s Han Lin discussed Brazil’s “Sovereign” plan to shield its economy from U.S. tariffs, noting that the putative U.S. trade measures “give China an opportunity to deepen ties with Brazil and to project itself as a responsible global stakeholder for others to follow.”
Han Lin, China Country Director at The Asia Group, noted: “Whereas Hong Kong once served as a bridge into China, it now functions as China’s bridge to global markets. From Beijing’s perspective, it is only natural that Hong Kong serve as a capital-raising hub in support of China’s global ambitions.”
In reaction to the dismissal of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics economist, The Asia Group’s Han Lin compared how in China, “one consequence of (less reliable economic data) is that investors and economists rely much more on their own and independent sources” which might include satellite imagery or other proxies of economic activity.
Live from Singapore on BBC World News — The Asia Group’s Nisha Biswal offers sharp insight on the growing trade tensions between the U.S. and India. “The U.S. and India were on the cusp of a historic trade agreement,” observes Biswal, who is a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia —
George Chen, partner & co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group, says that Jensen Huang is following Tim Cook’s playbook in navigating US-China tensions. He also assesses both countries’ AI policies, and says the US ‘America First’ stance and China’s UN-style approach has received mixed feelings globally, and will coexist with each other.
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Key Takeaways U.S. trade negotiations appear far from complete after the August 1 deadline: The Trump administration has announced trade deals with the UK, Vietnam, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, the EU, South Korea and Pakistan. Additionally, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled an executive order on July 31 imposing reciprocal tariffs of 10-40 percent on around
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Han Lin, China Managing Director at The Asia Group, shared how “Europe and China both oppose unilateralism and share concerns over the extraterritorial reach of U.S. trade measures. They find common ground in defending multilateral trade norms—even as their own economic frictions grow. Yet Europe is increasingly wary of economic overdependence and unfair competition, while
Han Lin, China Country Director at The Asia Group, told the BBC that despite China’s stronger-than-expected second-quarter GDP growth of 5.2%, China’s A-Share equity market declined—likely reflecting investor disappointment over the reduced likelihood of large-scale stimulus. Beijing may be preserving “stimulus dry powder” in anticipation of potential headwinds from trade negotiations. While incremental fiscal support
Kurt Tong, Managing Partner at The Asia Group, discusses the latest developments on the US trade tariffs. He speaks with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts on “Bloomberg: The Asia Trade” on July 11. (Source: Bloomberg)
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