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 China Country Director, Han Lin, Comments in the New York Times About the Potential Global Supply Chain Shift Resulting from U.S. Tariffs. The New York Times | April 4, 2025 “If no nation can escape from tariffs … global supply chains could gravitate back to China, where the economics of manufacturing are too attractive,” said Han Shen Lin, TAG China Country Director... Commentary Asia Reacts to Trump’s Historic Tariffs April 3, 2025 Trump’s Liberation Day Tariffs On April 2, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 10 percent duties on all trading partners, effective April 5, plus higher market-by-market tariffs on many Asian nations, effective April 9, targeting partners that... Media Mentions TAG Managing Partner, Amb. Kurt Tong, Comments on Trump’s Latest Tariffs in the New York Times The New York Times | April 3, 2025 “These countries face a real dilemma,” said Amb. Kurt Tong, TAG Managing Partner speaking with the New York Times. “They can’t afford to have an antagonistic relationship with the United States, but on the other hand... Media Mentions TAG Senior Advisor Mark Linscott Speaks on Trump’s Recent Tariffs on BBC’s World Business Report BBC | April 2, 2025 TAG Senior Advisor, Mark Linscott shared his thoughts on Trump’s Recent Tariffs with BBC’s World Business Report stating, “Tariffs have long been a preoccupation… I’d describe them as an obsession. The magnitude and scope of the... Media Mentions TAG Associate Niharika Yadav Writes for The Indian Express on How India Can Recalibrate Trade with China The Indian Express | April 2, 2025 India faces an increasingly daunting growth challenge in a difficult global environment. Despite the difficulties abroad, including Donald Trump’s looming reciprocal US tariffs on India, it is worth emphasising the role of internationalisation, which brought India... Media Mentions TAG China Country Director, Han Lin, Comments on Limited U.S. Visibility to China Technology Developments in the New York Times The New York Times | April 2, 2025 “DeepSeek should not have been a surprise.” said TAG Country Director Han Shen Lin, speaking with the New York Times. He continued, “overseas investment restrictions and disincentives to collaborate, we are now blind to China tech... Media Mentions TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong Speaks to CNN on U.S. Tariffs on China CNN | March 31, 2025 “It feels like it’s gravitating towards a situation where the overall tariff rate on Chinese goods shipped to the United States by summertime could actually reach the President’s proposed 60%,” said Kurt Tong, managing partner at... Media Mentions TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong Speaks to AFP on U.S.-China Panama Canal Ports Row AFP | March 30, 2025 “The US (created) a political issue at China’s expense and then has been able to declare victory,” said Kurt Tong, managing partner at The Asia Group and a former top US diplomat to Hong Kong. “That... Media Mentions TAG Partner Amb. Dan Kritenbrink Spoke with Ming Pao on Trump’s Second Term Ming Pao | March 29, 2025 Amb. Dan Kritenbrink, Partner at The Asia Group, spoke with Ming Pao, Hong Kong’s largest Chinese language newspaper by circulation, to share his insights on foreign policy developments during Trump’s second term, what will change, what... Media Mentions TAG Partner, Amb. Dan Kritenbrink, Joined China Scholar Prof. Cheng Li for a Talk at The University of Hong Kong March 28, 2025 Amb. Dan Kritenbrink, Partner at The Asia Group, was invited by The University of Hong Kong where he joined well-respected China scholar Prof. Cheng Li for a talk at HKU about how to understand “strategic competition”... Media Mentions TAG Partner Amb. Dan Kritenbrink’s Meeting with Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang Featured on ANTV ANTV | March 28, 2025 Minister Luong Tam Quang suggested that Amb. Kritenbrink and The Asia Group (TAG) continue to encourage the U.S. business community to enhance investment in Vietnam, especially in the fields of high-tech manufacturing and services. In response,... Media Mentions TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong Speaks with the Herald Business Newspaper on South Korea’s U.S.-China Rivalry Strategy Herald Business | March 28, 2025 Speaking with the Herald Business Newspaper, TAG Managing Partner Amb. Kurt Tong shared his thoughts on South Korea’s U.S.-China strategy stating, “Trump administration’s trade policy does not fit with the core theme of APEC. APEC aims... Previous Page1 … Page38 Page39 Page40 Page41 Page42 … Page81 Next
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Asia Reacts to Trump’s Historic Tariffs
Trump’s Liberation Day Tariffs On April 2, U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 10 percent duties on all trading partners, effective April 5, plus higher market-by-market tariffs on many Asian nations, effective April 9, targeting partners that...