WASHINGTON: Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Thursday urged the United States to adopt a more active trade and investment agenda with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), saying this would benefit Washington economically and strategically.
WASHINGTON - Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Thursday (May 12) urged the US to adopt a more active trade and investment agenda with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), saying this would benefit Washington economically and strategically. Speaking in Washington, where Asean leaders are gathered for a two-day summit with President Joe Biden, Yaakob made clear some.
WASHINGTON, May 13 ― Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today urged the United States to adopt a more active trade and investment agenda with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), saying this would benefit Washington economically and strategically. Speaking in.
US President Joe Biden intended to push ASEAN to spearhead the US China containment policy in Southeast Asia at Friday s summit following its newly announced $150 million aid to maritime security cooperation in the South China Sea, Chinese analysts said, noting that neither the grandiose aid nor Biden s talk would be able to tie ASEAN to the US chariot against China.