What is ASEAN’s best way forward to respond to Trump’s tariffs?

Asian leaders are racing to strike a deal with the United States as they warn of the negative impact of President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs. White House officials said more than 50 nations have begun negotiations to avert additional levies on their exports to the US. Stock markets across Asia opened sharply lower on Monday (Apr 7), extending a global selloff. Shandre Thangavelu, head of the Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia at Malaysia’s Sunway University, tells CNA’s Asia Now how the Association of Southeast Asian Nations could respond.

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