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Malaysian leader urges US to adopt more active Asean trade agenda

May 13, 2022
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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 of the frustration felt in Asia since former President Donald Trump quit a regional trade pact in 2017.

He said the US was an important partner for Asean, as its largest foreign direct investor and second-largest trading partner, with two-way trade of $308.9 billion (S$431 billion) in 2020.

Yaakob told a forum of US businesses and other Asean leaders the Covid-19 pandemic had made clear the importance of international trade and cooperation and the interlinkage of regional supply chains.

“Therefore the US should adopt a more active trade and investment agenda with Asean, which will benefit the US economically and strategically,” he said.

Yaakob pointed to the entry into force of the Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership (RCEP), a Chinese-backed initiative, which Asean saw as an important tool to invigorate regional business and economic activity through a marked reduction in trade barriers.

He said there were some 6,200 US companies operating in Asean, many of which used the region as a production platform to export in the region and beyond.

“To further their growth I would encourage US businesses to tap into the largest FTA, with a market covering 15 countries, comprising 2.3 billion, or nearly a third of the global population and world gross domestic product (GDP), and take advantage of the vast investment opportunities presented,” he said.

At a virtual summit with Asean last October, Biden said Washington would start talks about developing an Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) to engage more with the region as the US seeks to push back against China’s growing influence.

This would aim to set regional standards for cooperation, but does not currently offer the expanded market access Asian nations crave given his concern for American jobs.

This article was first published in Asia One . All contents and images are copyright to their respective owners and sources.

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