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“Beijing effectively drew a bright red line that Chinese AI talent and technology are not for sale to American companies, full stop,” said Han Shen Lin, Shanghai-based China country director at U.S. consultancy firm The Asia Group.

“A lot of Japanese view the Iran conflict as U.S. attention drifting away from their concerns about China and drifting back towards the Middle East,” said Kurt Tong, who served as deputy chief of mission and chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo in the Obama administration, and who regularly talks to senior Japanese

Kurt Tong, managing partner at The Asia Group, was formerly U.S. ambassador for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). He is an adviser to the American Association of the Indo-Pacific. U.S. President Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariffs using an emergency trade statute were eliminated by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Feb. 20. He plans to

“I would just say unrealized potential is tremendous,” Ashok Malik, partner at public policy think tank The Asia Group, told CNBC, adding that both countries are looking to diversify from the U.S. market and explore sourcing options other than China. Korea is a great fit for India as it offers advanced technology in EVs, electronics,

Mr George Chen, partner for the Greater China practice at advisory firm The Asia Group, said foreign leaders are looking for clarity on Beijing’s position on hot issues, including the Iran war, but also regarding trade and investment interests in the Middle East. “China also wants to conduct more of such meetings and engagements from

In his former role as an analyst for geopolitical consultancy The Asia Group, Uzair Younus would spend hours each morning and later into the day trawling news outlets and government websites to stay across shifting stories that could affect his clients’ businesses. An information technology minor at university and some time in tech consulting meant

(04:11) “China’s Q1 data signals tactical stabilization, not a structural turn,” Said Han Lin, China Country Director at The Asia Group. “Policy support and front-loaded activity are lifting near-term growth, but persistent weaknesses in property, private sector confidence, and external demand suggest the recovery remains uneven and fragile.”

“The numbers are hard to dispute,” said Han Lin, China Country Director of The Asia Group. “Some would argue this is not energy security, but market distortion. But realistically speaking: who wouldn’t be buying in China’s position?”

“One is to monitor and control all cargo coming through the strait, which includes China’s,” he said. “And the other is his desire for a manifestly positive visit to Beijing.” Kurt Campbell is a former deputy secretary of state under President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and the chairman of the Asia Group, which he founded.

In Beijing, strategic elites have started to see world politics as sliding from the Spring and Autumn period to the Warring States era. However, if China believes the old order is falling apart, its future will depend less on economic power and more on presenting a reliable political vision.