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 on CNBC Live Discussing China’s Bet on the ‘Middle Corridor’ Trade Route Between Europe and China
July 2, 2026
Media Mentions
“China’s “Middle Corridor” trade route is a strategic move to manage geopolitical risk rather than a mere logistics solution,” said ...
George Chen in AP on China’s New Export Controls on Japanese Entities
June 29, 2026
Media Mentions
The measures function more as a “diplomatic message” as Beijing steps up its pressure on Tokyo, said George Chen, partner ...
Han Lin in The Wire China about Xiaohongshu’s IPO and Its Global Ambitions
June 28, 2026
Media Mentions
“Global success attracts global scrutiny. TikTok and Shein showed that regulatory and political risks can grow faster than revenues,” says ...
George Chen in Bloomberg: “In the short term, Japan–China relations remain fragile…”
June 28, 2026
Media Mentions
“For now, Beijing is increasing pressure on Tokyo to take visible steps toward improving ties,” said George Chen, partner for ...