Asean-GCC-China: Building a resilient trilateral trade architecture
While the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Asean 2045 outlines an ambitious vision – a developed Asean that is the epicentre of growth in the Indo-Pacific – this aspiration won't come to pass in isolation. As Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said, Asean's journey 'is a story of cooperation across borders, dialogue across differences and hope across generations.'
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