Media Mentions

Jennifer Lee, Korea lead at The Asia Group, told Hankyoreh that “highly tailored remarks focusing on President Trump’s core interests helped smooth things over. The White House also appeared intent on steering its diplomacy with Korea in a positive direction, possibly in light of the lack of progress in its efforts to broker a Russia–Ukraine peace

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’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.