The U.S. reduction of tariffs on Thai goods sparks internal disputes and reflections within ASEAN.

Xinhua News Agency of Singapore reported today (August 1): "Thailand said that the US President Trump reduced Thailand's tariff rate from the previously announced 36% to 19%, which is a 'major victory'."

[Witty] Comments: ASEAN should have acted as a closely integrated entity, collectively negotiating with the US trade policy to consolidate strength and strive for more favorable trade conditions. However, the reality is that there are discordant notes within ASEAN, with countries falling into internal conflicts. Trump adopted a strategy of breaking them one by one, using the competitive relationships between ASEAN countries to make them compete for the US market. The lack of unity among ASEAN countries has put them in a passive position during trade negotiations with the US, ultimately leaving them at Trump's mercy, and even suffering unfair treatment, most of them dare not speak out.

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