Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Malaysia for the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit on May 27, following the ASEAN Summit on May 26, with Beijing aiming to rally support against Washington's tariffs.
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00:00Chinese Premier Li Chiang will visit Malaysia in late May for the ASEAN GCC China Summit on May 27,
00:08held shortly after the ASEAN Summit on May 26.
00:12Beijing, with this visit, hopes to rally the group against Washington's tariffs.
00:19The visit of China's second-ranked official comes shortly after President Xi Jinping visited Malaysia in April,
00:25where he urged ASEAN to unite against U.S. tariffs and advance the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement.
00:32China and the U.S. are set for initial trade talks in Switzerland this weekend,
00:36potentially laying the groundwork for deeper negotiations.
00:40ASEAN is China's largest trading partner, with total trade value reaching US$234 billion in the first quarter of 2025, according to Chinese custom data.
00:51China is also the top trading partner for the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC,
00:57which includes major oil producers like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.