Trump tariffs in 2016 sent a glut of cheap Chinese imports, originally intended for the US, into South East Asia, hurting many local manufacturers. But they also opened new doors for other businesses, often into global supply chains that wanted to cut their dependence on China.

The U.S. and China are engaged in an intensifying trade war, with Trump now aiming to blunt one of Beijing's crucial weapons.

Beijing is using a mix of carrots and sticks to try to prevent other countries from siding with the United States in isolating China.

China's President Xi Jinping called on Monday for stronger ties with Vietnam on trade and supply chains amid disruptions caused by U.S. tariffs, as he attended the signing in Hanoi of dozens of cooperation agreements between the two communist-run nations.

China’s leader started a week of diplomacy in Southeast Asia to signal China’s commitment to global trade after U.S. President Trump upended the global economy.

Vietnam, historically a significant beneficiary of the "China +1" strategy, finds itself between pressure from the US and political ties with China. It was the first to engage in reciprocal tariff talks with the US, but was also featured in Chinese...