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China’s dominance of the EV supply chain has raised global fears of a new trade war, as tensions between Beijing and Washington intensify over critical minerals.

Financial advisers must be “increasingly nimble, agile and flexible” in the current geopolitical environment and prepared for ongoing disruption while looking for potential investment opportunities arising from structural change, Arthur Sinodinos, Partner and Chair of The Asia Group and former Liberal Minister and Assistant Treasurer said at the Hannemann and Brown Wealth Symposium via video link from Washington D.C.

TAG Partner & Australia Chair Amb. Arthur Sinodinos discusses Prime Minister Albanese’s visit to Washington last week and its impact on the U.S.-Australia relationship.

Arthur Sinodinos, the former Australian ambassador to the U.S. and current partner and chair of the Australia Practice at The Asia Group, says GWEO began because of discussions with the U.S. military that showed that once a war starts in the Indo-Pacific, the U.S. won’t be able to supply Australia with additional munitions as stocks will be rapidly depleted. So Australia needed to find a way to become more independent in munitions production.

India has never been more invested in the West Asian region. As such, how this plays out will have an enormous impact on India’s external strategy. That the US has rekindled its commitment to West Asia would be welcomed, with a prayer that this survives any hypothetical transition in January 2025. On the other hand, fear of a larger regional conflict is a nightmare. Should it occur, it will have its bearing on India’s aspirations.

The prime minister is continuing his visit in the US, with a White House dinner to take place tomorrow with a performance from the B-52s. Australia’s most recent former US ambassador, Arthur Sinodinos, said the Aukus deal is “looking more positive than [it was] even a week ago”. Speaking to ABC RN, Sinodinos said this is because the US has put another $3bn on the table for a submarine industrial base, meeting the concerns of Republican senators like Roger Wicker.

“I think one of the messages the prime minister will convey is that a lot of our decisions hinge on being able to get this legislation through,” said former US ambassador Arthur Sinodinos, who now works for the business advisory firm The Asia Group.

Mutual gains in U.S.-Taiwan bilateral investment, says managing partner of The Asia Group.

Ahead of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) convening in San Francisco, APARC kicked off its fall seminar series, Exploring APEC’s Role in Facilitating Regional Cooperation, with a panel discussion that examined APEC’s role and continued relevance in a rapidly-evolving Asia-Pacific region.