Source: China – South China Morning PostAsean is at a critical juncture. The Southeast Asian bloc, caught between the currents of the US-China trade war, is making a dive for strategic space between a new free-trade agreement with China and the possibility of a Trump tariff meeting.
Last month, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations finalised negotiations to upgrade their 15-year-old free-trade agreement. Set to be signed by the end of the year, the deal aims to deepen China-Asean economic integration by incorporating…Read More