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Trump just gave China a free kick to tilt Asia in its favour

Poor South-East Asian and Pacific nations are among the hardest hit by US tariffs, handing an advantage to Beijing in the race for regional influence.

Andrew Tillett
Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondent
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Lyndon Johnson once said he didn’t want to be the US president who lost Vietnam. Will Donald Trump be remembered as the president who lost South-East Asia?

While the cumulative impact of Trump’s tariffs is an eye-wateringly high 54 per cent on China, South-East Asia is the region that was arguably hardest hit.

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Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.com
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