How Asean can loosen dependence on US, China amid trade war fallout

How Asean can loosen dependence on US, China amid trade war fallout

As trade tensions and new US tariff investigations rattle global supply chains, Southeast Asian economies are looking to broaden their options, but analysts say the region’s deep links with the US and China mean any shift will be gradual rather than a clean break. The disruption could actually work in Asean’s favour, accelerating supply-chain diversification and shifting more manufacturing to the region from markets such as Europe, India and the Middle East, they say. Economic ministers from ...

By Sam Beltran