Han Shen Lin, China country director at The Asia Group said that “In the short-term, the risk of Chinese banks being sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury has dipped as the incoming administration appears less concerned about Russia. But in the long-term the risk may be higher that bank sanctions could be used as leverage by […]
“Donald Trump is bringing his “America First” agenda back to U.S. foreign policy. What could this mean for Japan and the partners in Asia? Experts on trade, defense and diplomacy discuss the impact.”
In response to the U.S. election outcome, TAG sampled media commentaries and official statements from across the Indo-Pacific region, leveraged our in-house AI engine’s capabilities to process those findings, then peppered our results with insights from the region. Overall, we found that the major economies of the region feel challenged by the impending Trump presidency, but largely confident that they can continue to engage the United States effectively.
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Donald Trump’s second term as Potus has triggered concern in many trade-focused circles both in India and the US. Many stakeholders across the policy, business and academic communities highlight the damaging impacts of potential Trump tariffs, with his explicit plan calling for 60% tariffs on all Chinese imports, and 10-20% for all other countries.
In this episode of the Tea Leaves Podcast, Rexon Ryu and Tiffany Ma are joined by Ambassador Kurt Tong to explore the Indo-Pacific’s response to the re-election of Donald Trump. Ambassador Tong provides valuable insights into how regional leaders and businesses are bracing for potential shifts in U.S. foreign policy. Tune in for a deep
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Southeast Asia will continue to benefit from increasing supply chain diversification and focus on resiliency. Diversification predates Trump’s first term, initially driven by higher production costs in China.
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TAG managing partner Amb. Kurt Tong interviews with Taiwan’s TVBS, sharing insight on Trump 2.0 impact on Taiwan and beyond.
“APEC is all about making steady but gradual progress on economic development and economic integration using a unique multilateral line-up of members. Thus it is not well-suited to Donald Trump’s transactional, one-one-one, one-off deal and personalized approach to getting things done. That said, working level officials in the next Trump administration could contribute to APEC
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“Before the election in the US, there was a lot of activity in Australia to work out who is going to win and, if so, what are the policies going to be,” Sinodinos said Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg Television in Sydney. “The Australian government will be relatively well-prepared for what’s coming.”
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