KUALA LUMPUR China's Premier Li Qiang, left, and Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, right, witness the signing ceremony for the ASEAN - China Free Trade area 3.0 upgrade by China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, second left, and Malaysia's Minister of Investment Abdul Aziz in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) China signed an expanded version of a free trade agreement Tuesday with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations , with Chinese Premier Li