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“It’s about creating a mutually reinforcing uplift to national capability and competitiveness,” she said. “The review’s conclusion will unleash a new narrative that modernises the pact with a stronger emphasis on pace and delivery. “The question is the extent to which all three governments are willing to pull the levers to deliver ‘AUKUS full fat’ […]

Former US ambassador Dan Kritenbrink says the US and China have entered a fragile period of stability after a year of “trade war, tariff war, and supply-chain war.” But he stresses this is only a tactical pause, not a long-term reset.

TAG China Country Director Han Lin noted, “But for many multinationals, the wheel is in the U.S. where the instinct is to hit the brakes, not the gas,” in reference to how heightened U.S.-China tensions are leading some corporate headquarters to exercise more caution on China-related decisions, which can slow operations.

George Chen, partner and co-head of digital practice at The Asia Group, says that there has been a clear directive from Beijing to domestic Chinese chip players to catch-up with Nvidia. He also talks about Shein’s legal troubles in France, saying they’re not due to anti-China sentiment but rather, the clash between the old and