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 TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong Appeared on Bloomberg’s The Asia Trade to Share Insights on Tariffs and Global Trade Outlook Bloomberg | April 28, 2025 TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong appeared on Bloomberg The Asia Trade to share insights on ongoing tariffs negotiations and the global trade outlook. During the interview he highlights, “The real issue for both Korea and... Commentary China’s Industrial Evolution: A Scorecard for “Made in China 2025” April 28, 2025 Key Takeaways: • China’s Made in China 2025 (MIC25) initiative is a strategic blueprint designed to transform the country’s economy from the world’s top factory for low-cost goods into a leader in high-tech and innovative manufacturing.... Media Mentions TAG Chairman Dr. Kurt Campbell Speaks to Nikkei in a Wide-Ranging Interview Nikkei Asia | April 26, 2025 For Kurt Campbell, the former U.S. deputy secretary of state and long-time Asia hand, one challenge stands out in a world rocked by conflicts and tensions: how to avoid a dangerous spiral with China. “Probably, no... Media Mentions TAG Managing Director & Co-Chair of Digital Practice, George Chen, Spoke to the South China Morning Post on U.S.-China AI Competition South China Morning Post | April 23, 2025 TAG Managing Director & Co-Chair of Digital Practice, George Chen, spoke to the South China Morning Post on U.S.-China AI competition stating, “even though China’s AI technology may not be world-leading yet, the country’s massive domestic... Media Mentions TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong Writes on why U.S. Tariffs Weaken Washington’s Strategic Position Vis-A-Vis China Hinrich Foundation | April 22, 2025 Think of the US-China contest as geopolitics on a chessboard, but not the game of kings and pawns. Rather, consider the Asian strategy game called weiqi in Chinese. The US started the 21st century with considerable... Press Releases The Asia Group Expands Korea Practice with Seoul Office April 20, 2025 Washington, DC; Seoul, South Korea | April 21, 2025 – The Asia Group (TAG) is proud to announce the launch of its new office in Seoul, South Korea, led by Managing Director Byung-Dae Lim. This strategic... Media Mentions TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong appeared on Channel News Asia to Discuss a Potential End to Tit-for-Tat Tariffs Between the United States and China CNA | April 18, 2025 President Donald Trump said the US is in talks with China on tariffs, and a deal could be done “over the next three or four weeks”. Mr Trump would not say whether he has spoken directly... Media Mentions TAG Chairman Dr. Kurt Campbell appeared on the Foreign Affairs Podcast to Discuss Why the U.S. Should Not Underestimate China Foreign Affairs | April 18, 2025 For years in U.S. foreign policy circles, discussions of China focused on its growing wealth, power, and ambition and the fear that it would supplant the United States. But a few years ago, the conversation took... Media Mentions TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong Interviewed on CNA about Potential for Tit-for-Tat U.S.-China Tariff Hikes CNA | April 18, 2025 TAG Managing Partner, Amb. Kurt Tong interviewed on CNA where he discussed the potential increased tit-for-tat U.S.-China tariff hikes stating, “If the U.S. insists on isolating itself from the rest of the global trading economy –... Commentary Beijing Bides its Time on Tariff Talks April 18, 2025 Key Takeaways: The likelihood of a meeting between Trump and Xi – considered a key event to get trade negotiations started – remains low in the near term. Trump has repeatedly expressed interest in meeting with... Media Mentions TAG Chairman The Hon. Dr. Kurt Campbell appeared on CNN’s Amanpour to discuss the U.S.-China Tit-for-Tat Escalation and Other Developments CNN | April 17, 2025 In his first interview since leaving office, the former US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell tells Christiane Amanpour, “I am struck by how many actors the Trump administration is reaching out against as opposed to... Media Mentions TAG Managing Principal Jennifer Schuch-Page spoke to The Guardian on Southeast Asian perspectives towards U.S.-China negotiations The Guardian | April 16, 2025 And that’s causing anxiety among the US’s closest allies in the Indo-Pacific, said Jenny Schuch-Page, managing principal in energy and sustainability with the Washington-based Asia Group. “Even the prospect for a ‘grand bargain’ with China will... Previous Page1 … Page36 Page37 Page38 Page39 Page40 … Page81 Next
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China’s Industrial Evolution: A Scorecard for “Made in China 2025”
Key Takeaways: • China’s Made in China 2025 (MIC25) initiative is a strategic blueprint designed to transform the country’s economy from the world’s top factory for low-cost goods into a leader in high-tech and innovative manufacturing....