TOKYO -- Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad urged countries in Southeast Asia to deepen their trade relations with China and India amid sweeping U.S. tariffs and Washington's shift toward protectionism.
Speaking in an interview with Nikkei Asia on the sidelines of the Future of Asia forum in Tokyo last week, Mahathir said that Malaysia "should have a bigger trade with China and India to replace the loss of trade against America."
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