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China Presses Malaysia and Cambodia Over US Trade Deals

China has asked Malaysia and Cambodia to explain the trade agreements they signed with the United States in October, issuing rare public complaints that the deals require the two Southeast Asian governments to adopt American security-related trade measures. China’s Ministry ...

China Customs Gap Hints at Iranian Crude Oil Labeled as Indonesian

China is importing much more crude oil declared as Indonesian than Indonesia says it is exporting, customs data from both countries show. Chinese customs figures released this week show 9,81 million metric tons of crude listed as coming from Indonesia ...

WeChat Pay Starts Using China’s Unified QR for Foreign Wallets

WeChat Pay’s international arm, Tenpay Global, is now integrated into China’s unified QR payment gateway, which has begun handling live cross-border traffic from overseas wallets. Regulators say the shift lets them see far more of the overseas wallet traffic moving ...

Malaysia Steps Up South China Sea Patrols Amid China Tensions

Malaysia has stepped up patrols in the South China Sea and lodged diplomatic protests over China’s island-building activities, taking firmer steps to protect its maritime claims while trying not to spark unintended incidents, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said Wednesday.

The Trump Administration in Southeast Asia: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

By Derek Grossman U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Malaysia in October for the annual ASEAN summit, along with his Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s engagements throughout the region, offers fresh evidence of how the administration is faring on its Southeast ...

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The Pain of Un-Polarity

“THE G2 WILL BE CONVENING SHORTLY!”
This post by U.S. President Donald Trump in the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week may end up leaving a more lasting mark than the actual summit he attended.

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Malaysia to Fast-Track Joint Rare Earths Investment with China: PM

Kuala Lumpur will fast-track and speed up talks on a joint Malaysia-China rare earths investment via Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund, Khazanah Nasional, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today. “During my meeting with Premier Li Qiang, I proposed that China’s investment ...

U.S. Defense Chief Lauds China Ties, Then Sounds Alarm Over Beijing’s Aggression at ASEAN Meeting

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth conveyed two seemingly contradictory messages on China during his discussions with his Southeast Asian counterparts during the ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting (ADMM) in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. On the one hand, Hegseth was downright effusive ...

China, U.S. to Share ASEAN Defense Table in Kuala Lumpur

Chinese and U.S. defense officials will attend the same ASEAN defense talks in Kuala Lumpur this week. The meeting is part of Malaysia's moves to gather Southeast Asian states and their partners behind 20 joint security initiatives. U.S. Defense ...

ASEAN Heading Into Tense New Era as Philippines Takes the Helm

The Philippines became the new chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this week, taking over from Malaysia. The shift marks a new phase that could see the 11-member body become more embroiled in U.S.-China geopolitics. Manila is expected ...

Malaysia’s U.S. Trade Pact Triggers China, Sovereignty Backlash

The United States is moving to cut China out of the supply chains for rare earths, critical minerals, and advanced electronics, and it is using Malaysia-U.S. rare earths deal to do it, as said by one of the top opposition figure in Malaysia.

Trump, China, and Stalled Diplomacy: Five Takeaways From ASEAN Summit

By Isabelle Leong The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) concluded on Tuesday its biannual summit attended by foreign leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump, with trade and regional tensions on the agenda. Here are ...

China and ASEAN Sign Updated Free Trade Deal

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an updated free trade agreement on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. Negotiations on upgrading their earlier trade agreement started in 2022. The ASEAN-China Free Trade ...
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