ASEAN Eyes Closer China Trade Ties Ahead of Summit

ASEAN 2025 Kuala Lumpur summit trade talks. Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim, whose country currently called for the bloc to accelerate engagement with export markets beyond the United States.
Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim, whose country currently called for the bloc to accelerate engagement with export markets beyond the United States. (Photo: AFP)

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said ahead of a high-stakes ASEAN summit set to open Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Southeast Asia’s 10-nation bloc is called to deepen trade ties with China and other partners as it faces sweeping U.S. tariffs.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, whose country currently chairs the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), called for the bloc to accelerate engagement with export markets beyond the United States.

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