https://www.scmp.com/rss/521731/feed Mali Chivakul is the Emerging Markets Economist at Bank J. Safra Sarasin. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mali Chivakul Mali Chivakul US President Donald Trump’s pause on most “reciprocal” tariffs is due to expire on August 1. For China, the suspension runs until at least August 12. Exactly what happens after these dates is hard to predict, but one thing is certain: the tariff differential between China and other Asian countries has done little to hurt China so far. Two factors have driven this. First, the fear of worse tariff news has helped to front-load global trade, with the re-routing of Chinese exports to the United... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3319869/us-tariffs-will-expose-asia-searing-competition-chinas-prices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3319869/us-tariffs-will-expose-asia-searing-competition-chinas-prices?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:30:07 +0000