U.S. President Donald Trump signed a flurry of deals on trade and critical minerals with three Southeast Asian partners on Sunday, as Washington looked to address trade imbalances and diversify supply chains amid tighter export curbs on rare earths by China.

Trump, who is in Kuala Lumpur to attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, signed reciprocal trade agreements with his Thai, Malaysian and Cambodian counterparts that will see the countries work to address tariff and non-tariff barriers.

The United States would maintain a tariff rate of 19% on most exports from all three countries under the deals, according to joint statements released by the White House.

Trump also inked U.S. deals with Thailand and Malaysia seeking cooperation to diversify critical minerals su

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