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Malaysia’s ‘China plus one’ gold rush stumbles over a US tariff threat
The Shanghai-headquartered company’s pullback followed accusations from Washington that Chinese firms were evading tariffs by relocating operations to Southeast Asia and gaining an unfair advantage over US manufacturers. In a bid to close this loophole, …