To avoid higher US tariffs, Sri Lanka is having to act as if allegations of forced labor against China, a country with a high level of mechanization, are credible.
This is worth watching because industrial leverage and shipping resilience now shape strategic room to move. Northeast Asia remains the region where alliance credibility and industrial depth collide most visibly.
Places in this story: Sri Lanka, China, Northeast Asia and South Asia.
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