Trump administration trade policy

The Trump administration claims that Vietnam's lopsided trade surplus with the U.S. has been inflated by fraudulently rerouted goods from China.

Could the growing economic turmoil encourage greater unity within the 10-nation regional bloc?

The tariffs will disrupt existing production networks and increase costs, while damaging Washington's image and relations with the region.

The U.S. president's indiscriminate tariff offensive has resolved a long-running debate about where the country's future lies.

If the bloc fails to prioritize human rights in its response to the coming economic turmoil, it will emerge more divided, more unequal, and less free.

If the Southeast Asian bloc is to navigate the current economic and geopolitical turbulence, it needs to think and act collectively.

Conducted around the time of President Donald Trump's inauguration, the survey has little to say about the turmoil now engulfing the globe.

Comments from President Trump and members of his inner circle have raised doubts about whether Washington is open to dialogue on the tariffs.

The country’s economic response to the tariffs will be guided by its multilateral and diversified foreign policy approach.

Vietnam and Thailand say they are open to negotiations with Washington, but will also seek to diversify their export markets away from the U.S.

Vietnamese policymakers are hoping to preempt U.S. concerns about its lopsided trade surplus with the United States.

It seems unlikely Trump 2.0 would upend security structures in the region. In trade and commerce, however, Trump's potential return has Asian officials and observers hugely worried. 

Talk without the support of action means nothing. Enforcement will be the key to any deal.

The good news is that there remains considerable space for U.S.-Japan cooperation on global trade governance.