Malaysian expert: Success of China-US trade talks lies in restoring communication

The success of the ongoing China-US trade talks in Kuala Lumpur will be determined less by the achievement of major breakthroughs and more by the restoration of normal communications between the world's two largest economies, Ong Tee Keat, president of the Belt and Road Initiative Caucus for the Asia-Pacific and former transport minister of Malaysia, said. Malaysia, in hosting the talks, is demonstrating that Global South countries can be mediators, not just passive observers, in great power politics, he said.