Western Aid Cuts Cede Ground to China in Southeast Asia: Study

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China is poised to expand its influence over Southeast Asia’s development as the Trump administration and other Western donors reduce aid, a study by an Australian think tank said on Sunday.

The region is in an “uncertain moment”, facing cuts in official development finance from the West as well as “especially punitive” U.S. trade tariffs, the Sydney-based Lowy Institute said.

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