WASHINGTON, D.C. | March 5, 2025 – The Asia Group (TAG) is proud to announce a major expansion of its Defense & National Security Practice with the appointment of Christopher B. Johnstone as Partner and Chair of the Defense & National Security Practice and Abraham Denmark as Partner. This strategic growth strengthens TAG’s ability to
Kurt Campbell, a senior US diplomat in the former Biden administration, is expected to help promote US-Hong Kong relations and aid economic growth on both sides when he appears as keynote speaker at a conference in April. Campbell, who served as deputy secretary of state, will speak at the AmCham Hong Kong China Conference on
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The Asia Group, a Washington, DC-based provider of geopolitical consulting, could look at its first acquisitions following an investment from RLH Equity Partners on 11 December, said Nirav Patel, co-founder and CEO. The company, which will celebrate its 12th anniversary on 13 February, has made acqui-hires over the years, which could continue. But it would also consider technology acquisitions or acquisitions
Key Takeaways Much Talk, Less Action: Bipartisan interest in China on Capitol Hill is wide but not deep. In 2024, Congress held nearly 40 China-focused hearings – a slight drop from 50 in 2023 – and debated over 800 China-related resolutions, bills, and amendments. But aside from a piece of nearly unanimous legislation to force ByteDance
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“There is no way that Trump will actually engage directly” with an acting president, said Jennifer Lee, a principal at the Asia Group in Washington who focuses on the Korean Peninsula. “So waiting six months to have that kind of highest-level meeting will definitely hurt the country,” she said, “especially given the uncertainty around the
“Going after PVH is notable because it’s the first time a consumer brand was targeted” with the “unreliable entity” designation, said Sam Ide, a vice president who specializes in China at the Asia Group, a business consulting firm. PVH has a “significant enough China presence, but [the designation] wasn’t going to have big economic ramifications,”
Putting these U.S. companies on the unreliable entities list is “alarming” because it shows that the Chinese government is using the list to pressure U.S. companies to take a side, said George Chen, managing director for The Asia Group, a Washington D.C.-headquartered business policy consultancy. “It’s almost like telling American companies, what your government is
“China has the capacity to retaliate hard and fast, but seems intent to demonstrate strength while avoiding unnecessary escalation to keep its options open,” said Han Shen Lin, China director at the Asia Group, a business consulting firm.”
On February 1, 2025, India’s Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman delivered the Union Budget Presentation. This year’s Budget comes as the Narendra Modi government contends with narrower economic growth projections driven by fluctuating global economic conditions, with Minister Sitharaman estimating India’s GDP growth at 6.3-6.8 percent for FY 2025-2026. Accordingly, the Budget showcases the Indian government’s efforts to drive consumption-led
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“I think there is signaling for a U.S.-China trade deal to be done, and it’s in Trump’s and Xi’s mutual interest to start earlier than later,” said Han Lin, China country director at the Asia Group. “Trump has the political winds behind his back but will need to show a win at some point, and