Thai minister says US trade pitch gets positive response
Alexia Bădoiu
BANGKOK: Thailand has told Washington it will crack down on transshipments through its ports, buy more US goods and improve local market access as part of a pitch to avoid steep tariffs on its exports, its finance minister said on Wednesday (May 14). Thailand is among Southeast Asian nations hardest hit by US President Donald Trump's measures, facing a 36 per cent tariff on its exports if a reduction can't be negotiated before a global moratorium expires in July. "Our trade proposal is a 'win-
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