Overview

• Xi Jinping signed 45 agreements in Vietnam, including fast-tracking a feasibility study for an $8.4 billion cross-border railway linking Yunnan province to Haiphong.
• Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim praised China as a reliable partner, further strengthening bilateral ties through multiple memorandums of understanding.
• In Cambodia, 37 cooperation documents were signed, covering trade, investment, health, and agriculture, while reaffirming support for China’s one-China policy.
• Beijing’s financial support for Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base expansion has raised concerns over potential military use, though Cambodian officials deny such intentions.
• The tour positions China as a stabilizing partner for ASEAN nations facing economic uncertainty from Trump’s paused but looming reciprocal tariffs.