Jennifer Welch is the Chief Geoeconomics Analyst at Bloomberg. She most recently served as Director for China and Taiwan on the U.S. National Security Council and as Special Advisor for Asia and the Pacific in the offices of Vice President Kamala Harris and former Vice President Mike Pence. Previously, she was Fulbright fellow in Xi’an, China, where she worked with local scholars and nutritionists to design a health education program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations and East Asian studies from Bucknell University.
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Recent Posts
Evan Medeiros in NBC News on what to expect from the Trump-Xi talks
May 14, 2026
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“I think first and foremost, there’s likely to be a reaffirmation and extension of the truce in the trade war ...
George Chen in CNBC on Xi’s pitch to global companies to invest in China
May 14, 2026
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Xi’s comments are a “a strong statement to world companies to continue to invest in China,” George Chen, partner and ...
George Chen in Nikkei Asia: Xi is setting ‘clear boundaries for the Americans on what they can do and what they cannot with China.’
May 14, 2026
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George Chen, partner for Greater China at The Asia Group, told Nikkei Asia that Xi is setting “clear boundaries for ...
Han Lin in The New York Times on the significance of the Trump-Xi summit locations
May 14, 2026
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The symbolic significance of each place was likely an important consideration in Chinese officials’ planning, said Han Lin, a Shanghai-based ...