Being so close to China and increasingly integrated into its economy, Southeast Asia cannot avoid being impacted. It was quite telling that the work report Xi submitted excised the phrase used in every party work report since 2002, that China was in a “period of strategic opportunity”. • Fourth, we are likely to see a revamp of signature policies Xi used to raise China’s profile in the world. Second, a new approach in economic policy is also needed. We need to find niches of demand in China where China will still need value-added stuff produced in the region.

Source: The Edge Markets November 08, 2022 09:32 UTC