Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vietnam</span></a> had better not become a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backdoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backdoor</span></a> into <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FTA</span></a> for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/poorquality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poorquality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USmeat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USmeat</span></a> tt even locals won't eat!🛑🤔</p><p>How a clause in te US-Vietnam <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> deal could upend <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/supplychains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supplychains</span></a><br>"Vietnam has agreed to slash its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> goods to zero, as well as address non-tariff barriers incl'g intellectual property violations. It'll also provide <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/preferential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>preferential</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/market" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>market</span></a> access for US <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> products (such as poultry, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pork</span></a> & beef) & unspecified <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/industrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>industrial</span></a> goods"<br><a href="https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3316920/why-1-clause-us-vietnam-trade-deal-sparking-concern-across-asia" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scmp.com/economy/china-economy</span><span class="invisible">/article/3316920/why-1-clause-us-vietnam-trade-deal-sparking-concern-across-asia</span></a></p>