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 AP News on China’s trade export surge: ‘For China, export competitiveness is paramount’
March 10, 2026
Media Mentions
Han Lin, China Country Director, added that given Middle East developments, “Energy inflation is the last thing Beijing policymakers need.”
George Chen in The New York Times: ‘I think Beijing is more confident than ever in dealing with Trump’
March 9, 2026
Media Mentions
Trump has shown a willingness to defy Washington consensus on China. He has approved some Nvidia chip sales to the ...
George Chen in AP News on China ready to welcome Trump following Wang Yi’s speech
March 8, 2026
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The minister’s speech has set the overall tone for U.S.-China relations for the year, said George Chen of consultancy The ...
George Chen tells the Straits Times he is confident the Trump-Xi summit will proceed as planned
March 8, 2026
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Mr George Chen, partner at Washington-based advisory firm The Asia Group, told ST that he is confident that the Trump-Xi ...