Rubio to Meet China's Wang Yi in Malaysia
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From July 3 to 5, the 2025 ASEAN-China (Qingdao) Event of Economic and Trade Cooperation and People-to-People Exchanges took place at Qingdao Haitian Center under the theme "Blue Partnership for a Shared Future.
China has been a fierce critic of sweeping U.S. tariffs that Trump announced on April 2. He later delayed the implementation of most but China, which has said it will respond with its own tariffs on U.S. imports, now faces a deadline next month to negotiate a deal.
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US, China have 'positive' meeting at Asean talksUnited States Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi had a "positive" meeting in Malaysia on Friday, both sides said, in an apparent bid to ease tensions between the rival powers.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and China Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended separate meetings with their ASEAN counterparts in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (Jul 10).
Move will have little impact on Taiwan's defense contractors, which mainly rely on friendly countries for components.
Indonesia calls for ASEAN to finalize the necessary documents needed for China to sign the bloc's anti-nuclear weapon treaty SEANWFZ.
China has committed to signing the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Treaty "as soon as possible" without reservation, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
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