Asean can be key player as companies flee China, say economists

Economists say recent trade spats and punitive tariffs in China have made investing in Asean more attractive to multinational corporations.

This would allow them to avoid paying tariff costs and give them an insurance policy against further issues in China, should production there become difficult. Jayant said Asean members should “come together to set a common set of standards” to avoid a “race to the bottom” as countries competed for MNC investment by undercutting each other and loosening regulations.

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