Think China: Trump’s Asia comeback: Peacemaker, power broker — or performer?
- noemieviterale
- Oct 24
- 1 min read
Steven Okun, CEO of public affairs consultancy APAC Advisors, said when interviewed that though Trump is not expected to make significant policy statements at the ASEAN Summit, his attendance itself sends an important signal that “Southeast Asia is key to the US from an economic perspective, a geopolitical perspective and a defence perspective.”
“Just by taking off the fentanyl tariffs, that would put China at almost the same tariff rate as most Southeast Asian countries. And if that were to happen, that could have a significant impact on trade and on supply chains.”
