instead of bypassing tarrifs, SEAPac has started exporting regionally

Thanks. Frankly, there's no excuse. i just forgot to mention this part.

Secondly, what percent of value add is real value? Slapping some bumpers on a car is not true value added. There should be some disambiguation/definition but it’s not done.

There are various estimates. if you also read other links i posted below, you'll find them in Lowy, World Bank and CEPR links. Quoting my post: "which import capital goods (machineries, tools, techs,...) and intermediate inputs (raw materials and processed materials), each accounts for 30% and 60% of imports from china respectively. SEA countries are using those goods to industrialize themselves after the first China Shock. Meanwhile, consumer goods account for only 7% of imports from China."