In a peaceful and globalised world, ASEAN integration is a good-to-have. But in a conflictual and autarkic world, it becomes a necessity, says political analyst James Chai. KUALA LUMPUR: In his inaugural address on Jan 20 , United States President Trump declared that he would “immediately begin the overhaul of (its) trade system”, and “tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich (its) citizens”. He first took aim at Canada and Mexico , then trained his guns on his chief adversary: China,