Kuala Lampur, May 20 -- As Kuala Lumpur grinds to a temporary halt with road closures and security cordons in place for the 46th Asean Summit, the 2nd Asean-GCC Summit, and the inaugural Asean-GCC-China Economic Summit from May 26-27, 2025, something more profound is in motion.

Beyond traffic disruptions and diplomatic choreographies, a historic confluence is taking place-one that seeks to recast the global order through the prism of civilizational dialogue, economic complementarity, and strategic recalibration.

This summit is more than just another high-level meeting. It marks the formal entrance of a trilateral axis-Asean, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and China-into the global imagination as a collective actor of consequence. ...