TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong discussed the Nippon Steel deal and U.S. tariffs on Japan, U.S.-China relations, and regional trade frameworks with Bloomberg’s ‘The Asia Trade’ stating, “by the midterm election, President Trump needs to demonstrate that all of this effort that he’s put into leveraging the size of the U.S. economy has paid […]
Amb. Kurt Tong, Managing Partner at The Asia Group, sat down with CNBC’s Emily Chan for an interview, in which he explained why China would welcome President Trump to visit Beijing following the recent Geneva talks. There would still be a lot of “bumps in the road” before the two leaders can eventually meet in person,
TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong shared his thoughts on the future of U.S.-Korea Relations in an interview with Korea Economic Daily TV, sharing insights, including, “Donald Trump doesn’t change his mind, but he is flexible, and that provides important clues for how other countries should deal with him.”
George Chen, TAG Managing Director & Digital Practice Co-Chair, spoke to Bloomberg Businessweek, sharing his thoughts on the U.S.-China race for AI dominance, mentioning, “Silicon Valley is no longer an attractive place for work for Chinese talent.”
Kurt Tong, TAG Managing Partner, shares his outlook for a long-term trade deal between the United States and China amid tariff reprieve stating, “There are economic reform measures that China is likely to want to pursue in the next few years in order to boost its growth rate… some of that involves foreign investment and
“If President Donald Trump insists on a whole raft of measures to do an equal reduction of tariffs by both sides, he isn’t going to get it,” said TAG Managing Partner, Amb. Kurt Tong, speaking with Barron’s. “China feels it has more leverage, more than it did eight years ago, and is less likely to
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“There was a clear choice, and Australia opted for a version of relaxed and comfortable, over a leap into the unknown. The risk of a Prime Minister Dutton was leveraged with none too subtle references to the “Americanisation” of policies,” wrote TAG Partner & Chair of Australia Practice, Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO, in his opinion piece
Key Takeaways: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) won the May 3 election with a strong mandate. Winning 87 of 97 contested seats, the PAP increased its presence in parliament and grew its total share of votes from 61.2 percent to 65.57 percent. Singaporean voters embraced the PAP’s stable and experienced leadership over the opposition’s
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TAG Managing Principal, Jennifer Schuch-Page, shared her thoughts with the Washington Post on Trump’s Global Climate Policy, stating, “The actual capacity building that USAID did, that work was an important part of U.S. soft power and public diplomacy… withdrawal of that inevitably gives China a leg up.”
Key Election Outcomes: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has won the Australian election in a landslide, securing a clear parliamentary majority with a bigger-than-expected swing of almost three percent to the Labor Party. The Liberal-National Coalition endured a historic loss with Leader Peter Dutton exiting politics after losing his seat and the Liberal Party’s overall seat
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