Published on 18 Jul 2024

Asia is preparing for a rogue US if Trump and Vance win the election, security and foreign policy experts say

NTU Expert Comment: Business Insider, 18 July 2024

Former President Donald Trump upended the election tradition of "balancing the ticket" when he picked Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate. But the MAGA (Make America Great Again) pair is unlikely to disrupt the calculus for an Asia that's already preparing for the possibility of his victory in November, experts say. "It would be quite irresponsible if they didn't already countenance this, and I think, to be honest, we will not see the overreactions that we saw earlier or in parts of Europe," said Dylan Loh, assistant professor of public policy and international studies at Singapore's NTU. Kevin Chen, a research fellow at NTU's RSIS, told Business Insider that China may even prefer to have Trump back in power due to the turmoil he'll bring to the US' foreign ties.

Click here to read article.