Commentary: US ‘transshipment scam’ narrative raises troubling prospect of a purity test for Southeast Asia
- SINGAPORE: If the United States were simply arguing against illegal transshipment, there would be little objection across Asia.
- Governments in the region have taken steps to clamp down and eliminate the practice for years.
- But the Trump administration seems to be going much further, accusing more than 40 countries, including nine in Southeast Asia, of participating in a “Great Transshipment Scam”.
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- SINGAPORE: If the United States were simply arguing against illegal transshipment, there would be little objection across Asia.
- Governments in the region have taken steps to clamp down and eliminate the practice for years.
- But the Trump administration seems to be going much further, accusing more than 40 countries, including nine in Southeast Asia, of participating in a “Great Transshipment Scam”.
Sources: CNA