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America's Deindustrialization, Trade War, and Tariffs

May 26, 2025
Event Host: Philippine Institute for Development Studies and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Malate, Manila 
Rodrigo
Rodrigo Balbontin
Associate Director
Trade, IP, and Digital Technology Governance
Keynote Speaker (View Presentation)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The United States is rolling out new tariffs, and global value chains are shifting. These changes bring risks and opportunities for countries like the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Rodrigo Balbontin outlines the decline of U.S. manufacturing, the strategic response to China's rise, and implications of the U.S.'s current trade policy, particularly under a possible second Trump administration at an event titled Seizing the Shift: Navigating Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs.

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