The Asian Century Rolls On as Trump Risks Freezing America Out
Rising tariffs and fraying alliances erode America’s connections in the world’s fastest growing region
As Trump throws up the trade barriers, intra-Asian trade is becoming freer.
Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/BloombergPresident Donald Trump’s bid to rekindle the kind of economic supremacy that saw the 1900s dubbed “America’s Century” risks isolating it from the region that’s laying claim to the 2000s — Asia.
Trade ties forged over decades are running up against the steepest US tariff wall since the 1940s. People-to-people interactions are fraying as Chinese students are turned off by visa roadblocks and Singaporean tourists prefer Asian getaways.