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“Five decades of US-China summits have demonstrated they rarely meaningfully transform the relationship,” noted Han Lin, China managing director at The Asia Group, a strategic advisory firm headquartered in Washington. “But when handled well, they make a dangerous rivalry less volatile,” he told The Straits Times.

Han Shen Lin, China country director at The Asia Group noted: “The recent invocation of the Ministry of Commerce’s blocking rules – measures allowing the government to instruct firms not to abide by the terms of foreign sanctions – is another way the country is accumulating leverage, and a signal that Washington cannot dictate the

“The Chinese are acutely aware that this is a major concern for the Americans, and as a result, it’s a substantial source of leverage for Beijing,” said Evan Medeiros, from the Asia Group, and a former China adviser on the Obama administration’s National Security Council. “The question is: is Trump willing to pay whatever price

“I think one of the big things that China watches is our ability to work closely with other countries,” said Dr. Kurt Campbell, who was deputy secretary of state under former President Joe Biden. “And I think quietly, when we interact with Chinese strategists, they’re feeling pretty good right now. They’re feeling that the United

“The extent to which Iran is a dominant theme at this summit will be key to seeing what concrete results and agreements are reached,” explains Brett Fetterly of the consultancy The Asia Group (TAG). The face-to-face meeting follows a visit to Beijing last week by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, which highlighted the influence the

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“China enters the summit with genuine leverage, but also genuine concern,” said Han Lin, China Country Director of The Asia Group. For example, “the property sector crisis has hollowed out household wealth, and youth unemployment remains stubbornly high.”

Han Lin, China Country Director of The Asia Group, noted that “the very fact that both sides are engaging with each other is itself considered positive and helps to add a level of predictability, which lies at the heart of corporate planning.”

“It will be difficult to get the Chinese deeply involved under any circumstances,” said Kurt Campbell, a former deputy secretary of state during President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration and chair of The Asia Group. “They will want to be careful because they can see political quicksand as well as the next guy.”