Aufa Doarest is a Private Sector Specialist at the World Bank.
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Rightsizing the Risks of China’s Export Redirection to Southeast Asia
Maria Monica Wihardja|Aufa Doarest
Faced with a potential tsunami of Chinese imports, ASEAN countries might feel tempted to effect gut-reaction measures such as trade barriers. For better policy making, some data-based perspectives will be useful.
The Impacts of Supply Chain Reconfiguration on ASEAN Economies
Aufa Doarest|Maria Monica Wihardja
An examination of recent trade and FDI flows shows that ASEAN has been benefitting from the reconfiguration of global supply chains as a result of intensifying US-China strategic rivalry. But these gains could well be reversed if the US-China intensifies and leads to a sharp decoupling of global supply chains.