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“Heading into 2027, Takaichi’s political standing is very strong,” said David Boling, managing director for Japan at the Asia Group. “She increasingly looks like a prime minister with real staying power, closer to Shinzo Abe’s model of dominance than to Ishiba’s brief and failed premiership.” Achieving her ambitious goals to transform Japan over the next

In China, the calls for a slowdown have also come off as an attempt by the U.S. to maintain its leading edge, as it has tried to do by limiting the export of advanced AI chips to China. “Xi is unhappy with recent U.S. moves to contain Chinese advances in AI, robotics, and drones,” said

TAG Partner George Chen is featured in Bloomberg’s coverage of China’s rejection of calls to slow advanced AI development, amid intensifying competition with the United States. Chen said Beijing sees AI as a rare strategic opening to narrow — and potentially overturn — the technology gap with Washington, making any voluntary slowdown unlikely. “Beijing views

“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.”