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
Han Lin in Financial Times: ‘Globally, the US is still without an [economic] peer on many fronts’
October 31, 2025
Media Mentions
TAG China Country Director Han Lin noted, “It has control over “foundational technologies” such as chips, its giant consumer market, the ...
Han Lin in The Straits Times: Announcement of Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Trump-Xi Meeting was ‘Bold and Disruptive’
October 31, 2025
Media Mentions
TAG China Country Director Han Lin noted, “He’s forcing the room to focus on US leverage amid the smiles. If ...
Han Lin Tells The Globe and Mail Trump-Xi Meeting ‘More of a Tactical Pause Than Strategic Breakthrough’
October 30, 2025
Media Mentions
TAG China Country Director Han Lin noted, “Yet though the core issues of the U.S.-China rivalry – such as technology ...
Alison Szalwinski in DW: ‘Washington’s tumultuous trade negotiations — from China to India to Korea — have left many of its Asian allies questioning whether the United States still sees economic integration as a strategic asset or a bargaining chip’
October 30, 2025
Media Mentions
Szalwinski from The Asia Group said that countries have been hedging for some time by “doubling down on smaller, results-oriented ...