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“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,...

“Countries joining Pax Silica should prepare for Washington’s red lines,” says George Chen, TAG Partner and Chair of Digital Practice, in an interview with Norwegian daily news paper Klassekampen on August 19, 2026. George discusses the...

“Wang arrives at an unusually favorable moment for Beijing: Washington is signaling flexibility toward Pyongyang while simultaneously creating uncertainty in Seoul,” said Han Lin, China country director at The Asia Group. “China can use that gap...

George Chen of The Asia Group said while the U.S.-China competition has spurred AI innovation, both sides should pursue “co-opetition” by cooperating on critical issues such as AI safety. He also said a full U.S. ban...

US President Trump imposed new tariffs this summer. Based on Section 301 of the Trade Act, he imposed high tariffs of 10% or 12.5% ​​on imports from 60 trading partners and regions, including Japan. However, the...

It would be a mistake for observers to view strengthening India-Japan cooperation as a sign of weakening U.S.-Japan cooperation. It would be equally unwise to evaluate the present value and future trajectory of Japan’s bilateral ties...

“If the US is going to ban Chinese models on the grounds of national security, it will not affect just American companies (using the tech),” said George Chen, the Hong Kong-based chair of digital practice at...

“This intervention brings things back into alignment closer to where most people think that the exchange rate should be over the long term,” says Amb. Kurt Tong, TAG managing partner and former U.S. deputy treasury attaché...

“A lot of countries are looking at the competition between US and China, and they don’t want to take a side right now because the competition’s just starting,” said George Chen, partner and Digital Practice chair...