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“China’s factories beat expectations, but its consumers, investors and job market did not. The economy can still produce—the challenge is generating confidence and demand,” said Han Lin, China Country Director, The Asia Group. Read the full transcript below. 1. What is the clearest message from China’s latest economic data? China’s economy is running on two […]

In a Financial Times piece on the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, TAG’s Ashok Malik says the bloc’s unusually unified response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the war in Iran, and strains on international cooperation reflects growing frustration with “Trumpism.” Malik said the summit’s 45-page statement criticizing protectionism and sanctions and calling for peace

In an NPR piece published September 13, 2026, TAG Partner Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink weighed in on the key takeaways from the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, calling the group’s ability to secure a final statement from countries including Iran and the United Arab Emirates “quite a feat.” Kritenbrink told NPR that getting Iran and the

“There has been significant frustration building within the US government, particularly as Korea’s progress has looked slow next to Japan’s successive tranches of investment announcements,” said Jennifer Lee, a Washington-based partner at The Asia Group. The Asia Group’s Lee agreed there was “a real gap” between the two governments’ interpretations of what was agreed, with

The latest trade data will give Mr. Trump “fresh ammunition” going into the talks with Mr. Xi, said Han Lin, the China country director of The Asia Group, a consulting firm.   “But it also strengthens Xi’s hand. China’s exports remain resilient despite U.S. tariffs, underscoring Beijing’s leverage,” said Mr. Lin.

Tariffs are back at the center of U.S. trade policy, with President Donald Trump recently imposing new duties on 60 trading partners, including Japan. But the larger question is not whether tariffs will define Trump’s remaining time in office. It is where U.S. trade policy is likely to go after he leaves. Here are three

“Beijing is preparing lenders to finance its next strategic investment cycle, “particularly the massive capital requirements of AI and advanced technology,” said Han Shen Lin, China country director at The Asia Group. “China is effectively using state capital to strengthen the banking system’s shock absorbers.”

David Boling of the consulting firm The Asia Group said, “Bessent thinks Abenomics succeeded but now risks worsening Japan’s inflation problem. His concern is that Japan is keeping fiscal and monetary policies designed for deflation even though the problem now is inflation.”

“The G-20 has rarely spoken with this degree of consensus on nonmarket distortions and overcapacity,” said Han Lin, China managing director for The Asia Group, a U.S. consulting firm. “It signals growing convergence among major economies that Chinese industrial policy is creating spillovers they increasingly feel compelled to address.”

Tuesday’s listing was “not a loss” despite the lukewarm market sentiments, said Han Lin, China director of consultancy firm The Asia Group. “Public markets see Shein as more of a maturing retailer that’s facing tariffs, regulations and competition,” he told AFP, adding that “the early share price weakness suggests investors want evidence, not really promises”.