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Han Lin, China managing director for the Asia Group, said it was “too difficult” for UK banks to compete domestically for reasons that were “non-political”, including the “cost prohibitive” nature of setting up branches, though he noted that HSBC and Standard Chartered were “much more established” in China due to their association with Hong Kong.

Han Lin, China managing director of The Asia Group, says “from China’s view, the Starmer visit looks like a chance to turn the page on UK-China relations from ideological friction to predictable engagement”. Beijing wants stability more than sentiment — fewer surprises, fewer megaphone politics, and a UK that treats China as an economic partner,

Mr. Campbell is the chairman of the Asia Group and a former deputy secretary of state. President Trump’s second-term approach to China is full of contradictions. One minute, he is threatening tariffs on Beijing and bolstering Taiwan’s military; the next, he’s lavishly praising Chinese President Xi Jinping and easing high-tech trade restrictions. His critics say

“The conclusion of security and defence partnership (SDP) between India and EU provides strategic intent and intimate policy guidance for closer defence industrial cooperation between the Indian and European defence industries. This comes at a crucial, and possibly apt time when India is localising defence production, while Europe, led by Germany, has begun rearmament,” Shailender

In aligning with Komeito, however, the CDPJ has had to cross what used to be a red line by accepting a 2014 reinterpretation of the war-renouncing Constitution that allows Japan the limited use of collective self-defence, in cases where Japan’s survival is threatened. Komeito backed the policy with the LDP during the government of then

Kurt Tong, managing partner of The Asia Group, says President Trump’s threat to impose 100% tariffs on Canadian imports is not an exact number but an attempt to position himself ahead of renegotiations of the United States-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement. He also says that businesses are not de-risking from the US and the the trade

The strategy reframes China as a challenge to be managed and deterred, not defeated, said Mr. Han Lin, China managing director for The Asia Group, a Washington, DC, strategic advisory group. It is “less doctrinally hostile” to China, more focused on deterrence and alliance burden-sharing, and  much more ambiguous about Taiwan and Indo-Pacific force commitments.

TAG China Country Director, Han Lin, commented how China hitting its 2025 growth target was no surprise. “China may be meeting its goal—as it measures GDP – but it’s heavily through policy support, not organic momentum.” Nonetheless, “the economy is less in a crisis than in a difficult transition: away from property and investment, toward

Kurt Tong, managing partner at Washington-based consultancy The Asia Group, expects Taiwan to expand its capacity and diversify into different aspects of the international supply chain. “The new part is the loan guarantee facility that the Taiwan government will be making available, that hopefully would be utilized to support projects which are valuable for both

The 14th National Party Congress is not only of great importance to the Vietnamese people, but is also drawing significant international attention. From Washington, D.C., former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel Kritenbrink shares insights on Vietnam’s vision, leadership, strategic autonomy, and private-sector–driven growth over the next five years.