{
  "id": 10959409,
  "title": "After the US-China tariff deal, will Chinese factories still need Southeast Asia?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/after-the-us-china-tariff-deal-will-chinese-factories-still-need",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T14:11:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3369373/has-us-china-tariff-deal-eroded-southeast-asias-tariff-edge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For years, Chinese manufacturers have viewed Southeast Asia as a way to reduce exposure to higher US duties on goods made in China. But a new round of tariff cuts proposed by Washington and Beijing could weaken that incentive for some products, potentially changing the economics of the strategy. Under the new US-China Board of Trade, more than 90 per cent of Chinese products on a list of goods…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}