Is Trump sending our region running towards China?

Donald Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs are laser-focused on Southeast Asia, with manufacturing countries singled out for the highest tax rates.

Australia has got off lightly, but can we avoid the blow back when our region is under pressure?

Where do Australia's best interests really lie?

Guest: Dr Joseph Liow, author of Navigating Uncertainty: Our Region in an Age of Flux; Tan Kah Kee Chair in international politics, Nanyang Technological University; Singapore representative to ASEAN advisory board. 

Recommendations:

Geraldine: 'I should have seen this coming', The Atlantic

Hamish: 'Trump’s tariffs will push Southeast Asia uncomfortably close to China', Chatham House

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