ASEAN Unveils Its Anti-Tariff Toolkit

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C), China's Premier Li Qiang (R) and Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah (L) attend the ASEAN - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - China Summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)

In a joint statement released on Monday, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) repeated its rejection of current U.S. trade restrictions. The ten-country group listed the following countermeasures:

  • Increase trade and investment among ASEAN members and upgrade overarching trade policies.
  • Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis.
  • Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations.
  • Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South.

China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening.

Subscribe today for unlimited access.

OR

Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More
by CGSP Staff

Most Read

1
Developing Countries’ Debt Servicing Costs to China Are Significant, but Nowhere Near as Much as Other Creditors
2 Chinese Military Fans Discuss Why Indonesia Bought Rafale Instead of J-10C
3
Chinese Cargo Planes Secretly Ferrying Supplies to Iran, Claim Online Sleuths
4
Indonesia Goes Nuclear, Taps China and Russia for Modular Reactors
5
Thailand in Last-Minute U.S. Talks as 36% Tariff Looms
6 Trump’s Contradictory Iran Strategy Leaves U.S. Weaker After War’s End, Says Chinese Commentator

You Might Like

Southeast Asia Engages China, Middle East in Landmark Summit

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is reaching out to China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Bahrain) to improve trade ties as it faces ongoing ...

Biden-ASEAN Summit is Back On, Cue Chinese Complaints

A summit between the United States and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN) is back on. The White House announced that President Joe Biden will meet with leaders from ...

Which Issues will Dominate the U.S.-ASEAN Summit?

U.S. officials are coming to the ASEAN summit eager to emphasize the region’s importance, and to rebalance perceptions that it is currently mostly focused on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.  Cross-cutting issues like climate change ...

Chinese State Media is Predictably Downbeat About the Summit

It is widely acknowledged that China will feature prominently during this week’s U.S.-ASEAN summit. For that reason, it’s interesting to track how the summit is being covered in the Chinese state press.  The ...

What is The China-Global South Project?

Independent

The China-Global South Project is passionately independent, non-partisan and does not advocate for any country, company or culture.

News

A carefully curated selection of the day’s most important China-Global South stories. Updated 24 hours a day by human editors. No bots, no algorithms.

Analysis

Diverse, often unconventional insights from scholars, analysts, journalists and a variety of stakeholders in the China-Global South discourse.

Networking

A unique professional network of China-Africa scholars, analysts, journalists and other practioners from around the world.

More about CGSP