In a new opinion piece for Nikkei Asia, TAG Associate Chitrali Parashar explores how Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Tokyo offers an opportunity to transform India and Japan’s quiet partnership into a visible engine of strategic and commercial collaboration. She argues that the two nations must pivot from aid-driven engagement to joint leadership in technology, […]
Live on the BBC News, The Asia Group’s Han Lin shared that “July economic numbers were weaker than expected but while this is a concern, Beijing would not consider it a crisis and signal desperation as it enters further trade negotiations with the U.S.”
Live on the BBC’s Business Matters, The Asia Group’s Han Lin discussed Brazil’s “Sovereign” plan to shield its economy from U.S. tariffs, noting that the putative U.S. trade measures “give China an opportunity to deepen ties with Brazil and to project itself as a responsible global stakeholder for others to follow.”
Han Lin, China Country Director at The Asia Group, noted: “Whereas Hong Kong once served as a bridge into China, it now functions as China’s bridge to global markets. From Beijing’s perspective, it is only natural that Hong Kong serve as a capital-raising hub in support of China’s global ambitions.”
In reaction to the dismissal of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics economist, The Asia Group’s Han Lin compared how in China, “one consequence of (less reliable economic data) is that investors and economists rely much more on their own and independent sources” which might include satellite imagery or other proxies of economic activity.
Regarding China’s Gen Z parents and how they will spend for their babies, “Think strollers and formula today, but pre-K, private tutoring and family travel tomorrow — all the way to digital learning tools [such as coding apps] and smart parenting apps,” said Han Shen Lin, TAG China Country Director based in Shanghai.
Live from Singapore on BBC World News — The Asia Group’s Nisha Biswal offers sharp insight on the growing trade tensions between the U.S. and India. “The U.S. and India were on the cusp of a historic trade agreement,” observes Biswal, who is a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia —
George Chen, partner & co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group, says that Jensen Huang is following Tim Cook’s playbook in navigating US-China tensions. He also assesses both countries’ AI policies, and says the US ‘America First’ stance and China’s UN-style approach has received mixed feelings globally, and will coexist with each other.
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Han Lin, China Managing Director at The Asia Group, shared how “Europe and China both oppose unilateralism and share concerns over the extraterritorial reach of U.S. trade measures. They find common ground in defending multilateral trade norms—even as their own economic frictions grow. Yet Europe is increasingly wary of economic overdependence and unfair competition, while
Han Lin, China Country Director at The Asia Group, told the BBC that despite China’s stronger-than-expected second-quarter GDP growth of 5.2%, China’s A-Share equity market declined—likely reflecting investor disappointment over the reduced likelihood of large-scale stimulus. Beijing may be preserving “stimulus dry powder” in anticipation of potential headwinds from trade negotiations. While incremental fiscal support
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