Diverging pressures from the United States and China at the ASEAN summit have led some member states to fear that the era of hedging is over.

China pressed on Monday for stronger economic ties and more open trade at a regional summit in Malaysia dominated by the shadow of steep U.S. tariffs after proceedings attended by President Donald Trump.

The summit and its associated meetings, which will be held during October 26-28, are shaping up as the most significant in years.

ASEAN Summit concludes in Kuala Lumpur after three days with a restatement of commitment to the grouping’s centrality. It ended on a deal-making high, with an expanded Free Trade Agreement inked with Beijing.

The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia signed an expanded ceasefire deal on Sunday watched over by U.S. President Donald Trump, who landed in Malaysia for the ASEAN Summit and to oversee a series of pivotal trade talks.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly skipped attending the Asean summit in Malaysia in person, fearing US President Donald Trump would bring up matters related to Pakistan.Modi had

Malaysia ‘carried out its responsibilities' as ASEAN chair ‘with spirit of unity, patience, steadfast leadership,’ says Prime Minister Anwar - Anadolu Ajansı

The scathing remarks of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed to China during the Asean Summit were not attacks against China.

The 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits — the bloc’s largest-ever and the first under Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s leadership —

The upgraded trade in goods agreement, reciprocal tariff deals with the United States and renewed commitments by dialogue partners such as Australia to pour millions of ringgit in investments into the region and New Zealand to enhance economic partnership were hallmarks of the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits which ended here Tuesday (Oct 28).