TAG Senior Advisor Dr. Evan Medeiros Comments on Xi Jinping on The Economist’s “The Prince” Podcast
Dr. Evan Medeiros joins a new podcast series that explores what has shaped Xi Jinping’s thinking.
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TAG COO Jim Loi Joins U.S. Insitute of Peace’s Senior Study Group Focused on China’s Influence on the Freely Associated States of the Northern Pacific
Around the world, Beijing is investing heavily in diplomatic, security, cultural, and economic ties in a bid to increase its global influence, strengthen its ability to protect and advance its national interests, attract support in multilateral fora and international institutions, and fracture the global consensus on key issues it views as unfavorable to its geopolitical ambitions. The Pacific Islands region—defined as the vast stretch of Pacific Ocean between Asian littoral waters in the west, Guam in the north and Hawaii in the northeast, and Australia and New Zealand in the south and southwest—has been no exception.
TAG Associate Charles Dunst Comments on IPEF Ministerial Meetings
The conclusion of the first round of talks for the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), which filled out what countries would discuss going forward, underscored the commitment of Asian nations to engage with the United States on trade, said economists.
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TAG Associate Charles Dunst Comments on IPEF Ministerial Meetings
The ministerial-level meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), a new economic zone initiative led by the United States, began in Los Angeles on the 8th. A major focus of this meeting is how the 14 countries will be involved in the four areas called “pillars.” While some pillars are popular with many countries wanting to participate, others are likely to become unpopular due to concerns about being forced to create strict rules.
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TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong on How the Success of Biden’s IPEF Will Depend on Business Involvement
Economic policy commentators across the Indo-Pacific region have expressed concern that the U.S. has taken a step back from traditional market-opening initiatives, which emphasize tariff reduction and the elimination of at-the-border barriers to international trade and investment.
TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong Discusses Taiwan on Marketplace Radio
Another week, another delegation of U.S. officials has arrived in Taiwan for talks with government and business leaders of the self-governed island that China claims as part of its sovereign territory…Kurt Tong, former U.S. ambassador to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, said U.S.-Taiwan trade talks are likely to be less provocative to China than political or military moves.
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TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong Comments on China’s Economic Status on Bloomberg TV’s Balance of Power
TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong joins David Westin on Bloomberg TV’s Balance of Power to discuss China’s economic problems.
TAG Analytics Graphic Features in IPEF Analysis
Ahead of the Sept. 8-9 ministerial, researchers at The Asia Group have created a graph, based on public comments from IPEF partners and others, showing which countries are likely to sign up for which pillar. The chart shows likely members, possible members and undecided members for each.
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TAG Partner Amb. Kurt Tong and Dr. Michael Green on How Japan and the U.S. Need to Get Serious About Tech Competition with China
Michael Green is senior vice president for Asia at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a professor at Georgetown University. He was the senior Asia official in the George W. Bush White House…
TAG Senior Advisor Amb. Pham Quang Vinh Elect as President of the Vietnam-America Association (Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations)
Dự Đại hội có: Trưởng Ban Đối ngoại Trung ương Lê Hoài Trung; Thứ trưởng Bộ Ngoại giao Nguyễn Quốc Dũng; Phó Chủ tịch – Tổng Thư ký Liên hiệp các tổ chức hữu nghị Việt Nam Phan Anh Sơn; lãnh đạo Hội Việ…