# War, tariffs and China: What the US midterms mean for the Asia-Pacific

https://mins.news/en/item/126282

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-02 23:41 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/2/war-tariffs-and-china-what-the-us-midterms-mean-for-the-asia-pacific?traffic_source=rss

> Asia-Pacific governments and businesses, battered by Trump’s tariffs and the US-Israeli war on Iran, are watching the US midterms closely. Analysts say many want “enormous changes” in US policy, but few expect a Democratic Congress to alter the war or trade policy substantially, given its limited ability to constrain Trump.

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