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 …

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

Jan 17, 2025 · Donald Trump’s inauguration as president signals the start of a new chapter in U.S. policy toward Asia, particularly in its approach to China and regional ... In many Asian countries, especially in Southeast Asia, foreign policy discussions frequently take place out of public view, despite growing public interest in national issues due to ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 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 · 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.