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David Boling of the consulting firm The Asia Group said, “Bessent thinks Abenomics succeeded but now risks worsening Japan’s inflation problem. His concern is that Japan is keeping fiscal and monetary policies designed for deflation even...

“The G-20 has rarely spoken with this degree of consensus on nonmarket distortions and overcapacity,” said Han Lin, China managing director for The Asia Group, a U.S. consulting firm. “It signals growing convergence among major economies...

Tuesday’s listing was “not a loss” despite the lukewarm market sentiments, said Han Lin, China director of consultancy firm The Asia Group. “Public markets see Shein as more of a maturing retailer that’s facing tariffs, regulations...

“Xi is keeping Iran at arm’s length publicly while still maintaining contact privately,” said Han Shen Lin, managing director for China at The Asia Group, a Washington-based strategic-advisory firm. The absence of Xi-Pezeshkian coverage from the...

“It has absolutely missed the best timing for an IPO,” said Jin Lu, senior vice president of The Asia Group consultancy. “Everyone is watching to see whether there’s still room for growth, and how much room...

“The Asian country has built a legal mechanism that essentially tells Chinese companies their foreign bankers must comply with U.S. rules, but inside China, Beijing’s law takes precedence,” said Han Shen Lin, China managing director for...

“When the U.S. focuses more on how fast and how advanced their AI models are in their laboratories, Chinese tech companies are already making AI solutions to be very practical,” says TAG Partner and Chair of...

“You can sell a humanoid robot to a factory and then continue improving it. You cannot put five passengers into an eVTOL and say: We’ll improve it later.” said Han Shen Lin, China managing director for...

“Still, even if the U.S. Treasury Department does not take overt measures against big Chinese banks, international banks might start curtailing business with them,” according to Han Lin, the China country director of The Asia Group,...

“On the surface, while the China-Iran relationship may be strategic, China’s access of the U.S. dollar is existential, says Han Lin, China Country Director, The Asia Group. “It’s not likely the U.S. will unplug China from...

“Everyone knows that the Taiwan issue is a red line for China. Now, AI is becoming a new red line in US-China relations,” says George Chen, The Asia Group’s partner and chair of digital practice, in...

“Hui Ka Yan, founder of Evergrande, was the archetype of China’s 2000s–2010s Gilded Age tycoon: enormous corporate leverage alongside enormous personal wealth, political access, trophy assets, philanthropy and prestige projects,” said Han Lin, China Country Director,...