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China pitches ASEAN pact as alternative to US protectionism - Latest News

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    75% ReliableGood

  • Policy Leaning

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  • Politician Portrayal

    16% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : China's Premier Li Qiang, left, and Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, witness the signing ceremony for the ASEAN - China Free Trade area 3.0 upgrade by China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, second left, and Malaysia's Minister of Investment Abdul Aziz in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
41% : China signed an expanded version of a free trade agreement Tuesday with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with Chinese Premier Li Qiang pitching expanded economic ties with his country as an alternative to the protectionist policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.
40% : The free trade area covers a combined market of more than 2 billion people and lowers tariffs on goods and boosting flows of services and investment.
37% : The signing of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area 3.0 came on the final day of the annual ASEAN summit and related meetings and was witnessed by Li Qiang and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who is serving as ASEAN chair this year.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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