China and ASEAN, hit by US tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pact

China and the ASEAN bloc of Southeast Asian nations signed an upgrade to their free trade agreement on Tuesday, with leaders ...

China pitches itself as alternative to US protectionism after signing expanded ASEAN free trade pact

China has signed an expanded free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Premier Li Qiang has ...

China vs. the U.S.: Who Will Win Over ASEAN?

Beijing is hoping to use an expanded free trade deal to portray itself as the bloc’s alternative to the United States.
Council on Foreign Relations

At ASEAN, Trump Pushes for Deals While China Seeks Free Trade

Diverging pressures from the United States and China at the ASEAN summit have led some member states to fear that the era of ...
The Diplomat

ASEAN, China Upgrade Free Trade Agreement

The announcement came after China’s Premier Li Qiang called on his Asian counterparts to “uphold free trade and the ...

China signs expanded ASEAN free trade pact as alternate to US protectionism

The free trade area covers a combined market of more than 2 billion people, lowers tariffs on goods, and boosts flows of ...

Pentagon chief meets China, India defence ministers at Southeast Asian summit

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke on Friday with counterparts from China and India, beginning a series of ...
Foreign Policy

ASEAN’s Mixed Feelings About U.S.-China Detente

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US slams Beijing’s Scarborough Shoal claim, urges ASEAN to stand firm against China’s ‘destabilising’ actions

The US has condemned China’s claim over Scarborough Shoal, urging ASEAN nations to stand firm against Beijing’s growing ...

China fills US void at ASEAN Summit with push for trade multilateralism

China pressed on Monday for open trade and stronger economic ties at a regional summit in Malaysia dominated by the shadow of ...