World leaders are heading to South America for twin summits this month, with one major theme dominating: Donald Trump 2.0.

He is far from the only trade optimist in South-East Asia. During the last round of American tariffs on China, trade and investment gushed into the region as firms developed “China plus one” strategies,

Reuters assessed the administration of future U.S. president Donald Trump in the context of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru. The administration will take power in a country that is losing a trade battle with China in the resource-rich area of South America.

In South American copper giant Peru, the incoming Donald Trump White House will find itself already on the losing side in a trade battle with China, part of a bigger power realignment around the resource-rich region in Washington's backyard.

South Korea's former Trade Negotiation Chiefs strategize post-Trump election, facing uncertainties for the export-reliant economy.