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 ...
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 ...

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 ...
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 ...

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 ...
CNA

ASEAN-China free trade upgrade should be ratified swiftly: PM Wong

Beyond trade, cooperation between ASEAN and China can also be stepped up in areas such as connectivity and the green economy, ...

Will China-Iran ties help foster a 'new Asia'? Envoy sees rebalance in region

China and Iran should strengthen "wise and balanced" cooperation to jointly counter modern challenges and shape a new world against unilateralism and hegemony, according to Tehran's top envoy in ...