Vietnam was once a poster child of the "China Plus One" strategy as the nation became a popular destination for manufacturing giants wanting an inexpensive location and a skilled labour force. This followed US President Donald Trump's move to isolate Beijing during his first term in office. Daniel Moss, a Bloomberg opinion columnist, shares his take on how a second Trump presidency and its slapping of a 46% tariff on Vietnam has changed everything.

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Produced by: Jake Lim

Presented by: Aisalli Ayub, Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories:  markets,  politics,  government,  international,  economy,  controversies,  investments

Tags:  us tariffs,  vietnam,  China plus one,  manufacturing,  trump,