Southeast Asia risks being hit by a double whammy in this US-China trade war, but the region has its own ammunition too, say William Choong and Sharon Seah from ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute. SINGAPORE: On a research trip in the middle of April, we found ourselves in Washington bathed in springtime sunshine, with smiling tourists taking photos outside the White House. Speaking to US government officials and think tank analysts provided us quite a different picture: The raft of “Liberation Day”