Indonesia puts tariffs on China, rebound in Vietnam

Indonesia has become the latest country in Asia to announce measures to stem the flow of cheap imports from China. But while the tariffs may help Indonesian producers maintain market share at home, they won’t have any impact on the competition that their exporters face in third countries from rivals in China. This underscores the importance of structural reforms to nurture domestic manufacturing.

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