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Japan’s involvement is part of an effort to bolster its regional energy security, according to Taro Han, a former official at Japan’s trade ministry, who recently joined The Asia Group, a consulting firm. Even with its...

“Election interference allegations strike at the most politically sensitive fault line in US-China relations,” said Han Shen Lin, the China managing director for The Asia Group, a strategic advisory firm. “They reinforce Washington’s bipartisan narrative that...

Conference attendee George Chen, partner and chair of digital practice at The Asia Group, an American strategic advisory firm, said that Beijing has been using the Shanghai AI conference to deliver key messages on AI cooperation,...

“It’s significant at a symbolic level in terms of perhaps ever so slightly but tangibly the US is lightening up on its negativeness about Hong Kong,” said Kurt Tong, a former US consul general to Hong...

“The WAIC has steadily evolved into a policy-oriented forum, with Beijing using it to deliver key messages on AI cooperation, safety and what officials now call ‘AI diplomacy,’” said George Chen, partner and chair of digital...

“Households overwhelmingly favor property, bank deposits, and guaranteed products over venture investing,” said Han Shen Lin, China managing director at The Asia Group, a Washington-based advisory firm.

“Against this backdrop, WAIC has become more than a technology showcase; it is now a geopolitical stage where Beijing seeks to articulate its vision ‌of AI ⁠as both a national priority and a diplomatic instrument,” wrote...

With the approval, China “removes a long-time and major political uncertainty for Shein,” Han Lin, China director for consultancy firm The Asia Group, told AFP. “Beijing is signaling selective reopening, not deregulation — rewarding companies that...

Kurt Tong, a former diplomat in Japan who is now a managing partner at the Asia Group, a consultancy, said he expected Japanese investment to rise significantly as a result of the deal. He added, though,...

“Markets thrive in uncertainty but dealmaking does not,” said Han Lin, China country director of The Asia Group consultancy. “China’s slower growth, policy shifts, trade tensions have created volatility that is the bread and butter of...

Han Lin, a cross-border finance specialist at The Asia Group consultancy, said Beijing’s move was driven by “concerns over capital outflows, regulatory sovereignty, and unlicensed offshore securities activity. Future overseas deals will continue, but approvals will...