Asia, the world's economic engine, prepares for Trump shock; trade war between the world's biggest economies expected


TOKYO/BANGKOK (AFP): Some Asian countries stand to gain if US president-elect Donald Trump pushes ahead with his promised massive tariffs on China and triggers a new wave of factory relocations to the rest of the region.

But a trade war between the world's biggest economies would also destabilise markets everywhere, with Asia -- which contributes the largest share of global growth -- the most affected.

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