Has the Shifting Trade Landscape Changed the China–ASEAN Nexus?

This issue analyzes China’s and ASEAN’s trade performance to assess (1) if their respective contributions have materially changed; and (2) China’s changing comparative advantage across sectors and how the rest of the region may be adjusting to benefit from it.

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China: Transitioning from Pandemic-Induced Downturn to Sustained High-Quality Growth

Economic activities in Brunei Darussalam have picked up since mid-2022. Thanks to high vaccination rates, daily new cases of COVID-19 have declined sharply since April 2022, enabling containment measures and border restrictions to be lifted.

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