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US Tariff Tensions Test Southeast Asian Leaders At Regional Summit

Leaders from the 10-member ASEAN bloc will discuss how to cope with the escalating trade showdown between China and the United States (Credit: AFP)

Southeast Asian leaders will express deep concern over US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz when they meet at a summit Monday, warning that the unilateral move posed huge challenges to economic growth and stability in the region, according to a draft statement seen by AFP.

Trump's tariffs has roiled global markets and upended international commerce, and left leaders from the 10-member ASEAN bloc scrambling for ways to limit the fallout on their trade-dependent economies.

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