US EditionUS's Rubio makes first Asia visit amid unease over Trump tariffs
SOUTHEAST ASIA, JUL 10 – President Trump announced tariffs ranging from 20% to 40% on multiple ASEAN countries to pressure trade deals and counter China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region, officials said.
- On July 10, 2025, Marco Rubio, the United States' top diplomat, arrived at Subang Air Base near Kuala Lumpur to participate in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
- Rubio's visit follows President Trump's announcement of new tariffs set to take effect August 1 on several ASEAN members, including a 25% levy on Malaysia.
- Rubio aims to reaffirm U.S. commitment to Southeast Asia and counter China's influence while regional leaders express concern over tariff impacts on their export industries.
- Only Vietnam secured a tariff deal lowering levies from 46% to 20%, while others face 25% to 40% tariffs, described as a "great gift" to China by analysts.
- The trip highlights U.S. efforts to strengthen regional security cooperation amid tensions, but skepticism remains among ASEAN nations affected by Trump's tariff measures.
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“Many countries in Southeast Asia will have better tariff rates than those in other regions of the world,” Rubio said, implying that this could give them a comparative advantage.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, on the margins of the Summit of Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), that all countries will “at some point” receive a letter from Washington to notify about tariffs on their exports. “Every country in the world will receive a letter at some point,” Rubio told reporters this Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, in which he defended the tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump…
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Rubio says Asia might get 'better' tariffs than others
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that Asian nations might get "better" tariff rates than the rest of the world, as he attended ASEAN talks focused on Washington's trade war.
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