Ross Feingold, Caerus Consulting

8 November 2024
Morning Shot [US Election Special]: How will China react to Trump’s Trade War II?
China's President Xi Jinping has congratulated Donald Trump on his latest win at the US Presidential Election, and urged both nations to find the "right way to get along", as looming US tariffs threatened to return them to the days of a trade war years ago.
In an interview last month, Trump had said “To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary is tariff”.
Whether China’s leaders take that threat at face value or as a negotiating tactic is still unclear, with its state media being unusually quiet in the run-up to this US election. However, think tanks in the People’s Republic warn Trump will be far more difficult to negotiate with than during the previous trade war.
On this episode of Morning Shot, Ross Feingold, Research Director at Caerus Consulting, and former Asia Chairman of Republicans Abroad shares his insights.
Presented by: Audrey Siek
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

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13 May 2024
Morning Shot: TikTok files lawsuit to block U.S. sell-or-ban law: what's next?
Last week, TikTok sued the U.S. government over legislation that compels its Chinese parent company ByteDance to either sell the app, or face a national ban.
TikTok claims the Bill is a violation of First Amendment rights, while American lawmakers say the company's foreign ownership poses a national security risk.
How do we make sense of each side's argument? How will the U.S. courts treat the matter? And what does that mean for the fate of the 170 million Americans who use TikTok?
On this episode of Morning Shot, Ross Feingold, Research Director, Caerus Consulting, shares his insights.
Presented, Produced & Edited by: Emaad Akhtar
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12 March 2024
Morning Shot: Is China Drifting Towards a 'Singles Society'?
Coming on the back of mounting considerations behind setting up a family - China is seeing a generation of Chinese choosing to stay single, childless, and as some call it - "lie flat" - a Chinese expression that means doing just enough to get by - and save money for future travels.
This is one of the key factors driving China's population down for a second consecutive year while its new births reached historic lows. With beliefs shifting, is China headed towards a single society?
On this episode of Morning Shot, Ross Darrell Feingold, Research Director, Caerus Consulting weighs in on the issue.
Presenters: Emaad Akhtar & Audrey Siek
Producer/Editor: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Assistant Producer: Aaron Lam
Photo credits: ST/ AFP

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15 January 2024
Morning Shot: Results of the 3-way battle for Taiwan's top seat
The Democratic Progressive Party candidate Dr William Lai Ching-te’s win at the presidential polls marks a historic leadership transition within the independence-leaning party.
With Dr Lai branded by China as a threat to peace winning an unprecedented third consecutive term for the DPP - what’s next for Taiwan and its relations with China, as well as the United States?
On this episode of Morning Shot, Ross Darrell Feingold, Research Director at Caerus Consulting shares his analysis.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar
Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Music/sound credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors

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21 November 2023
Morning Shot: Fixing America's Gridlock - How bold must the solutions be?
The US has successfully averted a government shutdown ahead of the year-end, with the signing of a stopgap bill splitting the deadlines for passing of full-year appropriations bills in January and February next year.
And can the recent Biden-Xi meeting paper over cracks in US-China relationship?
On this episode of Morning Shot, Ross Feingold, Director of Business Development, SafePro Group shares more.
Presented by: Audrey Siek
Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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12 September 2023
Morning Shot: How is China's plan to reshape global governance panning out?
Ross Feingold, Director of Business Development, SafePro Group shares his take on all things China - from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s no-show at the G20 Summit, to its recent release of a new map that drew strong backlash from some of its neighbours.
Presented by: Lynlee Foo
This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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18 July 2023
Morning Shot: Is youth unemployment in China solvable?
Youth unemployment in China has hit a new record high as the country's post-pandemic recovery falters. Chinese youths are struggling to find employment in a shrinking job market. With 11.6 million college students who just entered the job market this summer, how will the situation evolve?
Ross Feingold, Director of Business Development at SafePro Group shares his insights on the stubborn problem.
Presented by: Lynlee Foo
This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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22 May 2023
Morning Shot: G7 Summit unpacked
In a landmark joint communique at the G7 summit in Japan over the weekend - member countries made the the group’s most detailed articulation of a shared position on China to date, stressing the need to cooperate with the world’s second-largest economy, but also to counter its “malign practices” and “coercion”.
Plus, it also repeated its unswerving backing for Kyiv, on the back of an in-person appeal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ross Feingold, Director of Business Development at SafePro Group unpacks all of that.
Presented by: Lynlee Foo
This podcast is produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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6 April 2023
Morning Shot: What are the nuances behind the highly sensitive Tsai and McCarthy meeting?
Beijing has condemned Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's ‘sneaky transit’ in the US to engage in a historic encounter with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which took place despite threats of retaliation from China.
Ross Feingold, Director of Business Development, SafePro Group analyses the nuances behind that unprecedented meeting.

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Presenter: Lynlee Foo
Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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6 February 2023
Morning Shot: US-China ties taking a turn for the worse?
Work is underway as navy divers recover debris from the suspected Chinese spy balloon it shot down. But meanwhile, China has taken a strong stance, saying that it reserves the right to respond further.
Ross Feingold, Director of Business Development, SafePro Group weighs in on how US-China ties are expected to go from here.
Produced and edited by Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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9 January 2023
Washington Report: McCarthy named US House Speaker after bitter Republican dispute
From US Secretary of State Antony Blinken receiving a phonecall from China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang to President Joe Biden visiting US-Mexico border for the first time since taking office and Kevin McCarthy elected as US House Speaker after 15 rounds of voting.
Ross Feingold, Director of Business Development, SafePro Group shares his analysis of those headlines and more.

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