
Mahathir urges ASEAN to trade with China and India to replace US
TOKYO -- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad urged countries in Southeast Asia to deepen their trade relations with China and India amid sweeping U.S. tariffs and Washington's shift toward protectionism.
Speaking in an interview with Nikkei Asia on the sidelines of the Future of Asia forum in Tokyo last week, Mahathir said that Malaysia "should have a bigger trade with China and India to replace the loss of trade against America."

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