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Malaysia’s Anwar warns of weaponised trade as Trump’s tariffs loom

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers his keynote address to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 9, 2025 [Vincent Thian/AP]

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has warned of global trade being weaponised against weaker countries, as Southeast Asian ministers gather for a summit against the backdrop of United States President Donald Trump’s tariff threats.

Speaking at the opening of the annual meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers on Wednesday, Anwar said that while power had always shaped trade, it was today increasingly defining it.

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