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“I haven’t seen indications that Southeast Asian nations are trying to join together and present a united front,” said Alexander Hynd, an assistant professor at the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute. But that could change if the current pace of upheaval continues.

“The U.S. is fairly rapidly attempting to dismantle the system that it set up, which is surprising a lot of people,” Mr. Hynd said.

1 posted on 07/13/2025 8:24:40 PM PDT by Cronos
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To: Cronos

Life is all about Change.


2 posted on 07/13/2025 8:28:22 PM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: Cronos

Like it or not, the US is the best house in a bad neighborhood.


3 posted on 07/13/2025 8:28:23 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Democrats are the Party of racism, anger, hate and violence.)
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To: Cronos

I’m sure they’ll have no problem finding another country with a GDP the size of the United States, with a fully developed legal system, well-defined property rights, and a free press to keep everything more or less aboveboard.

And a population of a third of a billion, with the world’s largest middle class.


4 posted on 07/13/2025 8:28:35 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Cronos

The New York Slimw: we never let the truth get in the way of our commie agenda.


5 posted on 07/13/2025 8:43:51 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: Cronos

Too bad ingrates.


6 posted on 07/13/2025 8:51:04 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO ODS BEFORE HIM!)
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China retaliated against U.S. tariffs by buying smaller amounts of “U.S. soybeans. Brazil filled the hole and now supplies most of China’s soybean demand, leaving American farmers with too much product and not enough buyers.”

Somebody needs to explain the meaning of the word “fungible” to the presstitutes at the times. If the overall market hasn’t increased US soybean sales will go elsewhere.

CC


8 posted on 07/13/2025 8:52:51 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (*This is a test of the emergency tagline system. This is only a test*)
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To: Cronos

What a silly article.
The NYT is a major part of the democrat party. It has nothing to do with news reporting.
The United States is the biggest economy in the world and the world wants to sell stuff here.
As for exports, Trump is trying to open up world markets.
These countries block our sales.
As for this stuff about allies raaching out to “better partners” there is no harm in Australia working with the EU or anyone else on defense.


10 posted on 07/13/2025 9:00:35 PM PDT by Williams (Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
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To: Cronos

Message to China. You don’t have to like the customer but when he is delivering you 80 percent of your global trade surplus, see rule one. The customer is always right.


14 posted on 07/14/2025 1:56:00 AM PDT by chuckee
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To: Cronos

Asia is undergoing a demographic collapse. Good luck!


15 posted on 07/14/2025 2:33:45 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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The issue is not just explicit tariffs. The issue is also the many non-tariff trade barriers that countries erect. The Europeans are experts at this, in particular.


16 posted on 07/14/2025 4:00:26 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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The irony is that, they will not find as reliable a trading partner - and the agreements between each other will resemble what Trump actually wants for everyone.....


17 posted on 07/14/2025 5:22:45 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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