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George Chen, partner at The Asia Group, said there are two indicators to watch. “The first strong indicator is the timing of the next U.S. arms package for Taiwan,” he said. “The other interesting indicator to...

Han Lin, China managing director for The Asia Group consultancy, noted that whereas the Trump-Xi Summit targeted a global audience to amplify “China as an equal to the U.S.,” the Putin visit will be more about...

“They are calling it shuttle diplomacy but it looks more like ‘hometown’ diplomacy after these visits,” said David Boling, principal at The Asia Group. “There was a concern that this relationship could have gone in an...

Kurt Tong, managing partner of The Asia Group and former Consul General of the U.S. to Hong Kong and Macau, says while the business deals announced during the Trump-Xi summit were significant, what’s more important was...

Han Lin, China Country Director of The Asia Group observed, Xi wanted “disciplined optics and at least a few concrete outcomes that demonstrate the relationship remains manageable.” On why Xi warned that miscalculations over Taiwan could...

Han Lin, China Country Director of The Asia Group observed, “Xi is thinking beyond Washington. The summit is also aimed at Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Global South. China wants countries to see Beijing as indispensable...

Han Shen Lin, China managing director for The Asia Group consultancy, added that “the challenge is that the positive reception Trump received in China will be very difficult to reciprocate when Xi next goes to the...

“Huang, Musk and Cook in Beijing isn’t a coincidence, it’s choreography,” said Lin Han-Shen, China Country Director at The Asia Group.

Han Lin, China Country Director of The Asia Group noted that “things not getting worse may be the best that corporate leaders can expect but that’s still worth something in an increasingly volatile world.”

Han Lin, China Country Director of The Asia Group noted that without “enough ‘wins’ Trump may step back and let’s his more hawkish administration drive the bilateral relationship. This will undoubtedly take us on the road...

While concrete deliverables were limited, Mr George Chen, partner for Greater China practice at the Washington-based advisory The Asia Group, believes that personal dynamics matter. “Perhaps the most important development was not any single deal, but...