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ASEAN kicks off summits with China, Gulf states amid US tariff threat

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attend the 2nd ASEAN-GCC Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 27, 2025 [Hasnoor Hussain/ Reuters]

Southeast Asian leaders are holding their first ever summit with China and the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), as they seek to insulate their trade-dependent economies from the effect of steep tariffs from the United States.

The meeting, in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, took place on Tuesday, on the second day of the annual summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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