Wendy Cutler is Vice President at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) and the managing director of the Washington, D.C. office. She joined ASPI after nearly three decades as a diplomat and negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), where she served as Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. During her USTR career, she worked on a range of bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations and initiatives, including the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), U.S.-China negotiations, and the WTO Financial Services negotiations.
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Recent Posts
Han Lin in The Straits Times: announcement of nuclear weapons testing at the Trump-Xi meeting was “bold and disruptive.’
October 31, 2025
Media Mentions
TAG China Country Director Han Lin noted, “He’s forcing the room to focus on US leverage amid the smiles. If ...
Han Lin in The Globe and Mail: Trump-Xi meeting ‘more of a tactical pause than strategic breakthrough.’
October 30, 2025
Media Mentions
TAG China Country Director Han Lin noted, “Yet though the core issues of the U.S.-China rivalry – such as technology ...
Alison Szalwinski in DW: ‘Washington’s tumultuous trade negotiations — from China to India to Korea — have left many of its Asian allies questioning whether the United States still sees economic integration as a strategic asset or a bargaining chip.’
October 30, 2025
Media Mentions
Szalwinski from The Asia Group said that countries have been hedging for some time by “doubling down on smaller, results-oriented ...
Han Lin in CNBC: ‘The U.S. decision to cut fentanyl-related tariffs to 10% addresses a key Chinese grievance.’
October 30, 2025
Media Mentions
TAG China Country Director Han Lin shared that “Beijing’s efforts to curb exports of fentanyl precursors, long unrecognized by Washington, ...