China’s economic rebound good news for Southeast Asian nations, says economist

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A textile company resumes work in Zaozhuang, East China’s Shandong province, on Feb 20, 2020. sipaphoto.com via China Daily/Asia News Network WASHINGTON — China’s economic growth is likely to benefit Southeast Asian nations as the country commands a “lion’s share” of regional exports, CNBC quoted an economist as saying on Thursday. Wellian Wiranto, an economist at OCBC Bank, said, “The fact that China commands a lion’s share of Asean exports … takes on extra importance now,” referring to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), according to the report. China’s gross domestic product expanded by 3.2 percent year-on-year in the...