Commentary: ASEAN Is Not a Repackaging Center for Chinese Goods
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Workers sewed garments at a factory in Thai Nguyen province, Vietnam, on July 2, 2025. Vietnam’s rapid rise in export-led manufacturing has made it a focus of the global supply-chain realignment. Photo: VCG
As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations experiences rapid economic expansion, trade between China and ASEAN has more than doubled over the past decade, officially surpassing the $1 trillion mark in 2025.
Amid the accelerated restructuring of global supply chains, a crucial debate has emerged among global investors and policymakers: Has ASEAN evolved into a genuine global manufacturing hub, or is it merely functioning as a trade conduit to bypass international tariffs?
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