Media Insights For media inquiries, please contact media@theasiagroup.com. Media Categories All Media Grouped Post Newsletter Press Releases Media Mentions Commentary Podcasts Press Releases Newsletter Media Mentions Commentary Podcasts All Media Media Mentions Han Lin in The Wall Street Journal: “[Hong Kong] is China’s bridge out to the world.” The Wall Street Journal | October 15, 2025 Politically speaking, the former British colony is hardly different from the Chinese mainland in its intolerance of dissenters and antigovernment speech. But in other ways, it is more like New York than Beijing. The Hong Kong... Media Mentions Kurt Tong on BNN Bloomberg About China Export Controls BNN Bloomberg | October 14, 2025 Kurt Tong, managing partner at The Asia Group, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss China tightening export controls on rare-earth metals. “The lack of a clear communication channel and unwillingness of either side to truly relinquish key... Press Releases The Asia Group Launches Bangladesh Practice in Partnership with The Osiris Group October 14, 2025 Washington, DC | Dhaka | October 14, 2025 – The Asia Group (TAG) is pleased to announce the launch of its Bangladesh practice in strategic partnership with The Osiris Group (Osiris), a leading private equity, advisory,... Press Releases The Asia Group Welcomes Andrew Shaw as Managing Director for Southeast Asia September 30, 2025 Washington, D.C. | September 30, 2025 — The Asia Group (TAG), a premier geopolitical advisory firm leveraging cutting-edge technology and exceptional human capital, is pleased to welcome Andrew (Andy) Shaw as Managing Director, based in Bangkok,... Media Mentions TAG Partner Amb. Dan Kritenbrink on CNBC’s The China Connection CNBC | September 29, 2025 TAG Partner and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Dan Kritenbrink joined CNBC for a wide-ranging interview on the state of U.S.–China trade relations. Amb. Kritenbrink noted that while Washington... Media Mentions TAG China Managing Director Han Lin Discusses China’s Property Sector Weakness in an Interview with Channel News Asia (CNA) Channel News Asia | September 17, 2025 In a CNA interview, The Asia Group’s China Managing Director Han Lin commented that to stabilize the property sector “The government knows three things have to happen. Market prices have to go down – but not... Media Mentions TAG Senior Advisor Mark Linscott on Trump’s New Trade Order in Forbes Forbes India | September 16, 2025 We all should have seen it coming. Candidate Donald Trump was clear on the campaign trail, and when Robert Lighthizer, the first-term US Trade Representative, was nowhere to be seen in the new administration, and the... Podcasts Tea Leaves Podcast – IPDI Spotlight: Accelerating Allied Innovation Through AUKUS Pillar II September 9, 2025 In this episode of Tea Leaves, Kelly Magsamen, Senior Advisor at The Asia Group, sits down with Abe Denmark, TAG Partner and former Senior AUKUS Advisor to the Secretary of Defense, to unpack the strategic significance... Media Mentions TAG China Managing Director Han Lin Explains China’s Recent Pension Reform in an Interview with BBC BBC | September 9, 2025 In a BBC interview, The Asia Group’s China Managing Director Han Lin noted that starting Sept. 1, all employers in China must contribute to employees’ social insurance accounts to bolster the country’s weak safety net. But... Media Mentions TAG Principal Jennifer Lee Speaks with Hankyung on U.S.-Japan Executive Order’s Implications for South Korea Hankyung | September 5, 2025 “With the measure now codified in an executive order, South Korea will find it increasingly difficult to resist U.S. demands to mirror Japan’s approach.”... Media Mentions TAG China Managing Director Han Lin Joins BBC in a Live Interview to Comment on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) BBC | September 3, 2025 Live on the BBC News, The Asia Group’s China Managing Director Han Lin observed how “SCO offers a forum for India, Russia and China to find common ground and for smaller nations to have a seat... Media Mentions TAG Partner George Chen Speaks to BBC on Nvidia’s Record Earnings and Geopolitical Complexities Facing AI Chip Industry BBC | September 1, 2025 TAG Partner George Chen joined BBC’s Asia Business Report to share expert analysis on Nvidia’s record earnings and the growing geopolitical complexity facing the global AI chip industry. George highlighted several key themes: ▫️ Nvidia continues... Previous Page1 … Page28 Page29 Page30 Page31 Page32 … Page81 Next