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What would a US-China trade war mean for Asia?

Trade tensions between the US and China have been ratcheted up another notch after US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to impose a 10% tariff on a further US$200bn of Chinese imports. Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore are among the countries that stand to lose the most from a full-blown trade war between the two countries.

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