Jan 20, 2025 · The economic implications of Donald Trump’s presidency for Southeast Asia. With the inauguration of President Donald Trump for a second term, the new administration’s approach to the global trade system, to the US-Chita rivalry, and in the broader conduct of trade and economic policy will have powerful ripple effects throughout …

May 10, 2024 · A second Trump administration is unlikely to focus much on Southeast Asia itself. In his first term, Trump did forge personal bonds with some Southeast Asian leaders, like former...

Jan 13, 2025 · Additionally, there is a pronounced preference for President-elect Donald Trump’s leadership among some in Southeast Asia. Despite the first Trump administration’s tough rhetoric against Vietnam for the country’s persistently large trade surpluses with the United States, recent polls by Vietnamese media in the run-up to the 2024 U.S ...

A potential second Trump administration would upend Southeast Asia’s preferred strategy of hedging between the United States and China.

Nov 23, 2024 · Over the next four years, Trump is highly likely to accelerate his Indo-Pacific strategy in Southeast Asia by strengthening alliances and partnerships, consistent with his first term. His transactional approach might help to boost this strategy, too.

Nov 8, 2024 · Now, with Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, Southeast Asian states have had mixed responses. In the first Trump term, some Southeast Asian leaders worried that...

Dec 11, 2024 · As Donald Trump embarks on his second presidency, Southeast Asia must confront the dual challenges of U.S. unpredictability and intensifying U.S.-China rivalry by pursuing a multi-pronged strategy to diversify partnerships, strengthen regional unity, and build domestic resilience.

Nov 8, 2024 · Shortly after his inauguration in 2017, Trump withdrew the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal involving many Asian states, signaling his dislike of multilateralism. As...

Jan 3, 2025 · During his first term in office, Trump imposed heavy tariffs on Chinese goods, prompting a so-called tariff war. China is a key trading partner for many Southeast Asian nations.

Jan 23, 2025 · Trump's proposed 60 per cent tariff on goods from China could push production out of China to Southeast Asia, leading to the fragmentation of supply chains and causing significant inefficiencies. As geopolitical tensions escalate, the threat of retaliatory measures from China looms large, further intensifying the risk of a costly and disruptive ...