Southeast Asia the ‘new China’ for supply chains: business group

Arsjad Rasjid, chairperson of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council, says Southeast Asia's rich mineral resources make it an ideal base for global supply chains [Amy Chew]

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Southeast Asia is the “new China” and should be the centre of the global supply chain, the head of an influential regional business body has said.

In an interview, Arsjad Rasjid, chairperson of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC), said the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should be the “supply chain of the world.”