Chinese premier Li Qiang to visit Malaysia for key Asean-Gulf summit, say sources


Chinese Premier Li Qiang will be in Kuala Lumpur for the Asean-GCC-China summit on May 27, 2025. - Photo: Reuters

BEIJING: Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Malaysia in late May for a summit with a newly established super-group of South-east Asian and Arab nations which Beijing hopes to rally against Washington's tariffs, two sources told Reuters.

China is on an offensive to mend ties with the European Union, Japan and Korea after US President Donald Trump unleashed a global tariff salvo on April 2, which he abruptly paused for dozens of countries except China.

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