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IPEF talks must contend with US political cycle

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UNITED STATES

The IPEF is the Biden administration’s bid to strengthen the role of the United States in setting the 'rules of the road' for economic relations in the region. It has set an…

Anti-Mexico moves would be a net loss for US economy

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MEXICO/US

The prospect of more protectionist US trade policies under Donald Trump’s presidency is already having a disruptive effect on business investment decisions, supply chains and…

Vietnam will be wary of getting too close to China

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VIETNAM

Vietnam has a policy of ‘cooperation and struggle’ towards China. The two sides have robust economic ties, but there are long-standing political and cultural tensions between them.

NAFTA moves imply more US-China trade conflict

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INT

The US–Mexico Trade Agreement leaves the core NAFTA provisions intact but contains new provisions including on rules of origin for automobiles, intellectual property, digital…

Vietnam will quicken pace of vaccine roll-out

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VIETNAM

Meanwhile, its programme to vaccinate the population against the coronavirus is proceeding slowly: fewer than 160,000 of its roughly 98 million people are fully inoculated. The…

China’s defence spending will remain stable

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CHINA

Defence spending will account for 1.2% of GDP in 2024, having remained stable at around this figure for at least the past two decades. Nevertheless, outside estimates of China’s…

India will position itself carefully in G20 role

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INDIA

The theme it has chosen for the group for 2023 is ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: One Earth, One Family, One Future’ (the Sanskrit phrase means ‘the world is one family’). The one-world…

Uprising could upend Thai junta's sweeping 'reforms'

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THAILAND

Constitutional reforms -- and their political and economic implications.

China-UK relations will gradually deteriorate further

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CHINA/UK

China is the United Kingdom’s third-largest trading partner, but political trust between the two is in short supply. The security and prosperity of the United Kingdom depend on…

Fragile Canada-US relations could fracture further

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CANADA/US

The tariffs, on 12.8 billion US dollars’ worth of US goods, respond to US tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium exports. This could mark the beginning of a sharp deterioration…