According to foreign media reports:
China, Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN countries have just issued a joint statement, taking a consistent position on the "escalating trade protectionism".
The common "policy priorities" of China, Japan, South Korea, and ASEAN countries are to "strengthen" the region's "long-term resilience", which clearly means building financial and trade infrastructure to reduce exposure to risks from the United States.
The statement outlines a comprehensive strategy aimed at strengthening trade among signatory countries, reinforcing local currency bond markets, and reducing dependence on Western financial institutions (for example, by expanding the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM)).
Of particular note is that they explicitly support the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) - the world's largest trade agreement, including all signatory countries but excluding the United States.
Trump is helping East Asia and ASEAN achieve an unimaginable goal before: uniting East Asia and Southeast Asia in an economic bloc, seeking to break free from American control.
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