Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong says Asian economies cannot depend on the United States as its export destination of first and last resort “forever”, but instead it will have to create its own consumer markets, especially within Asean.br br He was speaking during his opening remarks at the Asean Economic Opinion Leaders Conference: Outlook for 2025 at Menara Miti in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday (Jan 8).