According to an analysis by Al Jazeera ahead of the US midterm elections, Steven Okun, a trade expert at APAC Advisors, believes that even if the Democratic Party controls Congress, it is unlikely to force Donald Trump to end the war with Iran or significantly alter tariff policies. He anticipates that regardless of which party controls the new Congress, technology restrictions on China are likely to tighten, involving proposed measures such as export controls on remote access and location verification for advanced AI chips. The report also cited a different emphasis from Stephen Olson, a researcher at ISEAS: the new Congress might push for tariff exemptions, offering limited relief to Southeast Asian exporters. The above are analyst expectations, not election results or newly passed rules.