Decoupling from the US will not solve ASEAN's problems

To thrive, focus on boosting labor productivity and lifting competitiveness

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The 46th ASEAN Summit was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on May 26.   © Reuters

Priyanka Kishore is the founder and principal economist at research company Asia Decoded in Singapore.

"These are not actions one does to a friend," Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong pointedly remarked after the city-state was hit by a blanket 10% U.S. tariff on April 2. He mirrored the mood across Southeast Asia.

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