Commentary: Latest Trump tariffs force Southeast Asia to play along – for now

Balazs Barabas

Southeast Asian countries have little choice but to continue engaging US officials now, but the US risks driving them into the arms of others in the long run, says Kevin Chen from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies. SINGAPORE: Three suspense-filled months after his self-declared Liberation Day, US President Donald Trump announced a new series of tariffs that may baffle Southeast Asian governments . On Monday (Jul 7), Mr Trump repeated grievances about “unsustainable trade deficits”

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