President Trump's proposed tariffs are set to heavily impact the Asia-Pacific region, especially developing economies like Vietnam and Thailand. Although there is a temporary pause, significant tariff rates loom, potentially harming trade-dependent nations. Trump believes these tariffs will reduce trade deficits and revitalize U.S. manufacturing. However, this shift may undermine U.S. influence in a critical geopolitical area, allowing China to increase its presence. The leadership established over decades is at risk as America's economic stake dwindles, raising questions about its commitment to defend the region's security.
Mr. Trump's misguided, incompetent attack on global trade threatens to irreparably harm U.S. influence across the world's most commercially dynamic region, leaving a vacuum for China to fill.
U.S. leadership in Asia that Mr. Trump is gambling with was patiently built up over generations, a strategy for prevailing over the Soviet Union.
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