Roland Rajah

Roland Rajah

Roland Rajah is director of the International Economy Programme at the Lowy Institute 
Roland Rajah is director of the International Economy Programme at the Lowy Institute 
Languages Spoken:
English

Asian Angle | Why a second ‘China shock’ is good for Southeast Asia

Fear of Chinese imports is misplaced. Roughly 90 per cent of what the region buys is inputs and machinery driving local manufacturing.

A trade deal is unlikely to achieve US hawks’ objectives and might even make American companies in China more beholden to the Communist Party. Meanwhile, balancing market openness on technology with national security threats is the policy challenge of our time.

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