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Banks and technology companies have not yet made plans to leave Hong Kong, said George Chen, Hong Kong-based managing director for The Asia Group, a Washington-headquartered business and policy consultancy. After all, many of them operate in other Chinese cities. But some companies are internally reviewing whether certain sensitive roles, such as those handling user […]

“Xi Jinping hosted himself,” bucking the tradition of meetings hosted by his second-in-command, says Kurt Tong, the former U.S. envoy to Hong Kong.

Han Shen Lin, China country director at The Asia Group, a Washington-based consultancy, said: “Yellen’s forthcoming visit signals continued commitment for substantive US-China collaboration at the working levels –where it matters the most to multinationals, which depend on the government for clarity on policy guardrails.”

“Despite these uncertainties, US business leaders will attend this year’s (CDF) event in greater numbers, according to Han Shen Lin, China country head at advisory consultancy The Asia Group. Lin said US business leaders attending the CDF tended to come from financial services, asset management, biopharmaceutical and other industries that require scale and for which

As 2024 Lok Sabha election begins, three points merit attention for stakeholders in India’s democracy, or for those looking for evidence of a possible post-verdict agenda.

“WuXi’s alleged ties are a much newer focus of Congress, compared to BGI’s,” said Sam Ide, a VP at Asia Group’s China practice, where he advises clients on navigating policy.

Japan must prepare not just for Trump 2.0’s possible impact on U.S.-Japan ties, NATO, the Ukraine war and the World Trade Organization. Tokyo must also consider how a second Donald Trump presidency could change Japan’s abiding existential strategy of standing with the U.S. on most matters while maintaining steady, stable business ties with China.

“…the 2024 GDP growth target of ‘around 5%’ was among the non-surprise announcements coming out of the Two Session.”

“It will be essential for Washington to get back to business in 2025 and show the level of global economic leadership it is still capable of achieving.”