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“The immediate task for Manus now is proving scale, profitability and regulatory alignment,” said Han Lin, China country director at The Asia Group.

Han Lin, the China country director at The Asia Group, a strategic advisory firm, said: “The animal list is certainly eye-catching: donkeys, mules, horses, whales, dolphins and dugongs. But I’d read it less as an exotic trade story than as evidence of how granular tariff codes can be.” Lin said: “Both sides are carving out

“The more stable China’s diplomacy with other countries, the more bandwidth they can focus on what are very significant political and economic questions coming ahead,” said Han Lin of The Asia Group.

Lin Han-Shen, China director at US strategic advisory firm The Asia Group, said the two capitals approached the guest list with different aims.  For Beijing, a CEO delegation was meant to be a diplomatic deliverable – proof that improving ties could translate into commercial access for Chinese firms, he said.  Washington, Lin said, treated attendance

“For all the attention on the hard security, technology and trade issues, that China made room for panda diplomacy was a clever strategy,” said Han Lin, the China managing director at The Asia Group, a Washington-based strategic advisory. “For Beijing, the message is friendship without requiring major policy concessions. For Washington, it’s a reminder that

“It’s a high-stakes summit with low expectations but the symbolism matters,” said Han Lin, China Country Director, The Asia Group. “Xi is returning to the White House when both countries need steadier guardrails to what is a competitive, and complex relationship.” Here’s the full transcript of the interview:   –   BBC: Let’s turn our

“Both sides have a mutual interest to show they can manage the other. This is important to Xi because next year he is likely going to take on a fourth term. Until then, Xi has to project strength and stability,” said Han Lin, China Country Direct, The Asia Group

“The summit is producing managed stabilization,” said Han Lin, China country director of The Asia Group, adding that the truce extension fulfilled the low expectations held by both sides entering the gathering. “If Trump and Xi do meet again in November or December, maybe the goal is to save the best for last.”

“These repeated meetings signal both capitals want competition managed,” said Han Lin, China Managing Director at The Asia Group,  “would reinforce predictability and sustain leader-level communication. Most of all, it would show that economic friction need not become a strategic rupture globally.”

“Trump will want wins he can point to: purchases of American farm goods and aircraft, and more reliable access to rare earths. Xi will press for predictable tariffs and fewer technology restrictions. Both leaders want a deal that eases pressure at home without giving up leverage in future negotiations. Overall summit expectations are low, but