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In a Financial Times piece on the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, TAG’s Ashok Malik says the bloc’s unusually unified response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the war in Iran, and strains on international cooperation reflects growing frustration with “Trumpism.” Malik said the summit’s 45-page statement criticizing protectionism and sanctions and calling for peace

In an NPR piece published September 13, 2026, TAG Partner Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink weighed in on the key takeaways from the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, calling the group’s ability to secure a final statement from countries including Iran and the United Arab Emirates “quite a feat.” Kritenbrink told NPR that getting Iran and the

“There has been significant frustration building within the US government, particularly as Korea’s progress has looked slow next to Japan’s successive tranches of investment announcements,” said Jennifer Lee, a Washington-based partner at The Asia Group. The Asia Group’s Lee agreed there was “a real gap” between the two governments’ interpretations of what was agreed, with

Tariffs are back at the center of U.S. trade policy, with President Donald Trump recently imposing new duties on 60 trading partners, including Japan. But the larger question is not whether tariffs will define Trump’s remaining time in office. It is where U.S. trade policy is likely to go after he leaves. Here are three

David Boling of the consulting firm The Asia Group said, “Bessent thinks Abenomics succeeded but now risks worsening Japan’s inflation problem. His concern is that Japan is keeping fiscal and monetary policies designed for deflation even though the problem now is inflation.”

“It has absolutely missed the best timing for an IPO,” said Jin Lu, senior vice president of The Asia Group consultancy. “Everyone is watching to see whether there’s still room for growth, and how much room there is. And competition, if anything, has intensified,” he said.

“When the U.S. focuses more on how fast and how advanced their AI models are in their laboratories, Chinese tech companies are already making AI solutions to be very practical,” says TAG Partner and Chair of Digital Practice George Chen in an interview with South Korean digital media outlet TheGuru on August 27, 2026.

“Everyone knows that the Taiwan issue is a red line for China. Now, AI is becoming a new red line in US-China relations,” says George Chen, The Asia Group’s partner and chair of digital practice, in an interview with Money Today on August 23, 2026. George also discusses how Beijing could broker renewed Trump-Kim talks,

“Countries joining Pax Silica should prepare for Washington’s red lines,” says George Chen, TAG Partner and Chair of Digital Practice, in an interview with Norwegian daily news paper Klassekampen on August 19, 2026. George discusses the growing U.S.-China competition on AI and how Washington is now setting “red lines” for members of Pax Silica to