FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim bidding farewell to President of China Xi Jinping at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in April, 2025. In South-East Asia, Xi's recent trip yielded an agreement in Vietnam for railroad connections, 37 cooperation agreements in Cambodia in sectors including energy, education and infrastructure and technical and manufacturing exchanges in Malaysia. - Photo courtesy of Anwar's Facebook page
WASHINGTON: China is increasing its diplomatic reach as President Donald Trump's administration pares back America's international presence, Democrats from the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said in a report released on Monday (July 14).
The report, the result of months of staff travel and research, was released as the Trump administration makes deep cuts to the State Department, including beginning on Friday to fire more than 1,350 US-based employees, part of a total reduction of nearly 3,000 people for the US-based workforce.
