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The US has made it unequivocally clear to its trading partners to clamp down on transshipments from China aiming to circumvent US tariffs. This demand is most relevant for Asean countries, but compliance will also likely be challenging.
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Asean increasingly pulled in opposite directions

Pursuing trade talks with the US will likely prove difficult while China appears to be pulling all stops to strengthen ties with...