Decoupling from the US will not solve ASEAN's problems
Priyanka Kishore is the founder and principal economist at research company Asia Decoded in Singapore.
"These are not actions one does to a friend," Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong pointedly remarked after the city-state was hit by a blanket 10% U.S. tariff on April 2. He mirrored the mood across Southeast Asia.
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Decoupling from the US will not solve ASEAN's problems
Priyanka Kishore is the founder and principal economist at research company Asia Decoded in Singapore. "These are not actions one does to a friend," Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong pointedly remarked after the city-state was hit by a blanket 10% U.S. tariff on April 2. He mirrored the mood across Southeast Asia.
