China is pushing forward with several projects designed to boost its trade ties with Southeast Asia – including a major port upgrade in Brunei – as the region emerges as a pivotal front in the US-China trade war.
Work has already begun on a major expansion of the port in Muara – Brunei’s largest port, which is jointly operated by a state-owned Chinese company – that will see the facility’s capacity more than double to 500,000 20-foot equivalent units (TEU), according to the Brunei Economic…
