Trump-Xi Summit Leaves Southeast Asia Balancing Between Hope and Risk
The Washington summit between Trump and Xi hopes for stability in trade yet exposes Southeast Asian economies to risk. The U.S.-China nuclear do-over is important to ASEAN members as their economies are affected by the U.S.-led attention that could impact exports, manufacturing, investment and supply chains across Asia. While diplomacy can ease the precedent uncertainty, it can’t remove the deep …

