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Lin Han-Shen, China director at US strategic advisory firm The Asia Group, said the two capitals approached the guest list with different aims. For Beijing, a CEO delegation was meant to be a diplomatic deliverable –...

“For all the attention on the hard security, technology and trade issues, that China made room for panda diplomacy was a clever strategy,” said Han Lin, the China managing director at The Asia Group, a Washington-based...

“It’s a high-stakes summit with low expectations but the symbolism matters,” said Han Lin, China Country Director, The Asia Group. “Xi is returning to the White House when both countries need steadier guardrails to what is...

“Both sides have a mutual interest to show they can manage the other. This is important to Xi because next year he is likely going to take on a fourth term. Until then, Xi has to...

“The summit is producing managed stabilization,” said Han Lin, China country director of The Asia Group, adding that the truce extension fulfilled the low expectations held by both sides entering the gathering. “If Trump and Xi...

“These repeated meetings signal both capitals want competition managed,” said Han Lin, China Managing Director at The Asia Group, “would reinforce predictability and sustain leader-level communication. Most of all, it would show that economic friction need...

“Trump will want wins he can point to: purchases of American farm goods and aircraft, and more reliable access to rare earths. Xi will press for predictable tariffs and fewer technology restrictions. Both leaders want a...

That truce will likely be extended this week – and both sides will be wary of pushing the other too far in a situation where “nobody wins, because it’s equally matched,” according to Kurt Tong, managing...

George Chen, partner at American strategic advisory firm The Asia Group, said he considered the meeting a success as both sides have committed to keep the dialogue going. “I don’t think anyone expects one meeting to...

“The U.S. may have a legitimate view that China is slow-walking the implementation of their May 14 commitments,” said Han Lin, the China country director for The Asia Group, a strategic advisory firm based in Washington....

“The fact that both sides agreed to continue the dialogue is significant,” said George Chen, a partner and chair of digital practice at The Asia Group. “The initial outcome — an AI risk notification mechanism —...

In a new Reuters exclusive, TAG Managing Director for Japan David Boling explains why U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has grown increasingly assertive in pushing Tokyo to rein in its spending and raise interest rates —...