“It is not possible to think about China in the context of containment.” That’s TAG Chairman and Co-Founder Kurt Campbell in a wide-ranging interview with the South China Morning Post’s Open Questions series, where he discusses what comes next after the Trump-Xi summit. Among the points he makes: ▪️The U.S. is most effective as a
Ashok Malik, a partner at strategy and business advisory firm The Asia Group, said the latest US restrictions on IT firms are clearly targeted at India. “It will have an impact on the bilateral relationship,” he said. “The trust between the two countries has clearly suffered now.”
Like Turkey, Pakistan’s position is that “defense of the kingdom, with or without the Mecca pact, is going to happen,” said Uzair Younus, a partner at The Asia Group, a geopolitical consulting firm in Washington, D.C. Younus cited sources he had spoken to in Islamabad as saying that Pakistan stepped up its air force, naval,
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Jennifer Lee, a Washington-based partner at The Asia Group, said she expected the first disbursement to be tied to the Texas project, as it had undergone “substantially more review.” Seoul was likely to take its time over due diligence on Alaska LNG, she added. The investment pledge would also support construction of eight nuclear power
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Shailender Arya, senior advisor at strategic advisory firm The Asia Group, said that the launch of the EOS-5 satellite by Isro on 4 September may help India’s private sector. “India’s own private constellation via EO-PPP is meant for its own defense-grade usage. Though yet to reach highest fidelity, India’s ability to use its own satellites
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Despite growing calls to prevent AI development from spiraling out of control, the Trump-Xi summit has produced little substance, as many experts expected. Because of low levels of trust, cooperation between the two superpowers remains limited, said George Chen, chair of digital practice at The Asia Groupconsultancy. “Beijing continues to believe Washington seeks to contain
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Com três grandes temas em cima da mesa, aquele que promete dominar o encontro é a tecnologia, em particular os avanços e a segurança da Inteligência Artificial (IA) e aí “não devemos esperar que uma única cimeira resolva todos os problemas, mas é importante que os dois líderes se reúnam para conversar, permitindo que as
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TAG Partner and Co-Chair of Southeast Asia Practice Amb. Daniel Kritenbrink joined CNN’s The Brief with Jim Sciutto on September 24, 2026, to share his analysis on the initial key takeaways from the Trump-Xi summit in Washington, D.C. Full transcript: Jim Sciutto, CNN So, your best assessment as to what all has been accomplished
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When President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington on September 24 for his second summit of the year with US President Donald Trump, the optics will be familiar – red carpets, handshakes, and carefully choreographed images. Yet beneath the symbolism, this meeting is qualitatively different from their May encounter in Beijing. The trust deficit has widened,
“Cooperation remains limited for the two countries due to low level of trust,” said George Chen, a partner at consultancy The Asia Group. Beijing continues to believe Washington is seeking to suppress China’s rise in AI and other emerging technologies, a perception that will shape the pace and scope of future engagement, he said.