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Trump-Xi Trade Deal: A Turning Point for Malaysia’s Manufacturing and ASEAN’s Export Future The recent high-stakes meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, has sent ripples across global markets. While the headlines focused on rare earths, soybeans, and fentanyl, the deeper implications of this trade thaw are especially significant for Malaysia and its ASEAN neighbors—particularly in the manufacturing and export secto