5 days ago · Harris or Trump: US Southeast Asia Policy Confronts Hard Realities By Prashanth Parameswaran There is an urgent need to reinforce U.S. competitiveness in the region regardless of who emerges ...

2 days ago · The challenge for Ishiba will be to sell Trump on the importance of U.S. security commitments in Asia and avoid the kinds of tariffs that Trump has imposed on China and threatened to impose on U.S ...

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 17, 2025 · Trump promised, on the campaign trail, to impose tariffs of 60 percent on all Chinese exports and also to boost the U.S. defense budget and focus it more on Asia and possibly less on Europe ...

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

Mar 20, 2024 · The specter of Donald Trump is haunting Europe. Across the continent, an air of thinly disguised panic greets the prospect of his returning as U.S. president next year. But in Asia? Not so...

May 10, 2024 · In his first term, Trump did forge personal bonds with some Southeast Asian leaders, like former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. In general, though, Trump placed a relatively low priority...

Nov 6, 2024 · Taipei, Taiwan – Asia is bracing for a second Donald Trump presidenc y that is poised to inject unpredictability into the region’s relations with the United States, from casting doubt on...

6 days ago · President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign aid could be opening up opportunities for China to boost its standing on the global stage. ... In regions like Southeast Asia, where attitudes toward ...

Jan 15, 2025 · MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Japan and the Philippines will convey to President-elect Donald Trump the urgent need for the U.S. to remain committed to help uphold the rule of law in an Asian region where security concerns have become “increasingly severe,” Japan’s top diplomat said Wednesday.