Trump’s deals with Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia do not address transshipment and semiconductor tariffs.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – United States President Donald Trump has come and gone from a meeting of Southeast Asia’s leaders, but many questions remain about how the region will fare under his ever-shifting trade policies.
Trump flew into Malaysia on Monday to attend the 47th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), where his marquee event was overseeing the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia.
On the sidelines of the summit in Kuala Lumpur, he also met with ASEAN’s leaders to discuss US tariff rates, which range from 10 percent for Singapore to 40 percent for Myanmar and Laos.
In the flurry of activit
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