Li to visit KL for key Asean meet

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Malaysia in late May for a summit with a newly established super-group of Southeast Asian and Arab nations which Beijing hopes to rally against Washington's tariffs, two sources told Reuters.

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China is on an offensive to mend ties with the European Union, Japan and Korea after US President Donald Trump unleashed a global tariff salvo on April 2, which he abruptly paused for dozens of countries except China.

Mr Li will be in Kuala Lumpur for the Asean-GCC-China summit on May 27, held shortly after the Asean Summit on May 26, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. China has not publicly confirmed who it will send. GCC stands for Gulf Cooperation Council, which comprises six Arab states including major oil producers Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.