U.S. President Donald Trump has turned up the heat on America’s biggest trading partners with a slew of tariffs, setting the stage for an all-out trade war that threatens to disrupt Asian economies.
From China to Japan to South Korea, Asia’s business and government leaders are now considering how to respond to a new — and more hostile — trade environment. China, a major target of the Trump administration’s tariff policy, has already retaliated with levies of its own against U.S. goods.
Here is a selection of stories to bring you up to date on the latest developments.
Asia has responded to Trump’s 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, which took effect Wednesday, in…