“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 […]
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.”
TAG Partner Dan Kritenbrink joined PBS NewsHour’s Nick Schifrin, on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, to share his thoughts on the evolution of US-Vietnam trade in the past half-century. He states, “To go from the brutality of that war and the depth of the tragedy that both countries experienced to
TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong delivered a keynote address to 300 business executives, government officials, and other stakeholders at the Hankyung 2025 Global Financial Conference. His remarks focused on tariffs, trade, and the outlook on U.S.-China relations.
This week marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon, which ended two decades of brutal war in Vietnam that cost upwards of three million lives. This year is also the 30th anniversary of normalized relations between the U.S. and Vietnam, which transformed the former adversaries into trade partners. Meanwhile, trade talks between the two
“Korean companies should conduct thorough research to understand the implications of the current landscape, particularly regarding the BioSecure Act and the US’ national security approach to pharmaceuticals and biotech tariffs” said TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong, who joined business leaders and industry experts to attend the 2025 US Strategy Roundtable for Pharma and Biotech
TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong appeared on Bloomberg The Asia Trade to share insights on ongoing tariffs negotiations and the global trade outlook. During the interview he highlights, “The real issue for both Korea and Japan is the autos tariff. They’re not going to want to make a lot of concessions until they have
TAG Managing Director & Co-Chair of Digital Practice, George Chen, spoke to the South China Morning Post on U.S.-China AI competition stating, “even though China’s AI technology may not be world-leading yet, the country’s massive domestic market and the rapid adoption of AI applications among ordinary consumers could start to make a difference in the
Think of the US-China contest as geopolitics on a chessboard, but not the game of kings and pawns. Rather, consider the Asian strategy game called weiqi in Chinese. The US started the 21st century with considerable advantage, but with high tariffs, Washington has weakened its position, given up turf on its weiqi board, and taken
President Donald Trump said the US is in talks with China on tariffs, and a deal could be done “over the next three or four weeks”. Mr Trump would not say whether he has spoken directly with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but insisted that China has been in touch since tariffs were imposed. According to
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