ASEAN, China deepen relations amid US tariffs and global trade tensions
ISMI DAMAYANTI and NORMAN GOH
KUALA LUMPUR -- ASEAN foreign ministers on Thursday emphasized the strength of the bloc's relationship with China as they sought to deepen ties with Beijing against the backdrop of new punitive "reciprocal" tariffs threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.
In his opening remarks at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur between ASEAN foreign ministers and their Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said China is "one of ASEAN's most substantive and dynamic partnerships."
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