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“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...

“The summit has much more on positive atmospherics than deliverables, or at least on what China will officially acknowledge,” said Han Shen Lin, ⁠the Shanghai-based ​China country director at U.S. consultancy firm The Asia Group. “Nonetheless,...

“The concept of ‘constructive strategic stability’ appears to be the new moniker for the relationship that China intends to use, at least over the next three years — we’ll see if the U.S. side uses it...

Han Lin, China Country Director of The Asia Group noted that nonetheless, “stabilizing ties with Washington could help reassure multinational firms that China remains commercially viable despite geopolitical tensions.”

“I think first and foremost, there’s likely to be a reaffirmation and extension of the truce in the trade war that was reached,” said Evan Medeiros, a senior adviser at the Asia Group. “So basically, take...

Evan Medeiros, a former adviser to president Barack Obama, said Beijing would only help on Iran “if they got paid handsomely”, such as with a US policy shift on Taiwan. “Historically, Iran has been an exceptionally...

Xi’s comments are a “a strong statement to world companies to continue to invest in China,” George Chen, partner and co-chair of digital practice at The Asia Group, told CNBC. “I think the statement Xi made...

George Chen, partner for Greater China at The Asia Group, told Nikkei Asia that Xi is setting “clear boundaries for the Americans on what they can do and what they cannot with China.” “There are two...

The symbolic significance of each place was likely an important consideration in Chinese officials’ planning, said Han Lin, a Shanghai-based analyst at the Asia Group, an advisory firm. Each landmark represents a chapter in Beijing’s evolution...