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HISTORICAL FACTS: Western aid cuts cede ground to china in southeast asia study - The Untold Story

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The China-backed East Coast Rail Link under construction in Malaysia in 2019. China is poised to gain influence over Southeast Asia's development as Western donors slash aid, a Lowy Institute study says (Credit: AFP)

China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors slash aid, a study by an Australian think tank said Sunday.

The region is in an "uncertain moment", facing cuts in official development finance from the West as well as "especially punitive" US trade tariffs, the Sydney-based Lowy Institute said.

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