InterviewAsia grows resistant to loyalty tests by US, China: ADB chief
Kanda says tariff uncertainty tests regional postwar trade system
Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda spoke with Nikkei about the "unprecedented uncertainty" faced by Asian economies. (Photo by Kosuke Takeuchi)
WASHINGTON -- Asian countries are increasingly pursuing "strategic independence," avoiding taking a side in the U.S.-China rivalry as tariffs threaten to upend the region's postwar economic order, Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda told Nikkei.