United States President Donald Trump ('left') looks at Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ('right') with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in between them when posing for a leader's photo at the ASEAN Summit on Oct. 26, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur. (Reuters/Vincent Thian)
While ASEAN exporters face increasing pressure from US tariffs and heightened scrutiny of transshipments, their domestic markets are increasingly being dominated by Chinese goods.
S outheast Asian nations are in a bind. While Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) exporters face increasing pressure from United States tariffs and heightened scrutiny of transshipments, their domestic markets are increasingly being dominated by Chinese goods. Alleviating the twin pressures will require a mix of defense and offense.
On the surface, relations between the US and Southeast Asian countries a
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