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ASEAN 2025: Malaysia Summit Marks a Turning Point for Global Order
When Southeast Asia convenes, the future of trade, diplomacy and monetary flows is being rewritten../,
Leaders, Expansion & a Crowded Agenda
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur from October 26–28, 2025 will bring together heavy-weight global figures: Donald Trump (USA), Li Qiang (China), Sanae Takaichi (Japan), Lee Jae‑myung (South Korea), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil) plus others from South Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Notably, Timor‑Leste will officially become the bloc’s 11th full member — the first expansion since the 1990s.
The agenda is packed: economic integration, the Myanmar crisis, South China Sea disputes, U.S.–China rivalry, Gaza’s fallout, and a booming online-scam industry.
Why This Matters
● Regional economic architecture in flux – With membership expansion and global leaders present, ASEAN is evolving from a regional forum into a strategic geopolitical player.
● Trade & settlement pathways shifting – As Asia becomes more central, monetary flows and digital-settlement frameworks will increasingly bypass traditional Western hubs.
● Global financial reset underway – The summit’s scale and diversity of issues reflect a transition toward multipolar financial systems, where power is not rooted solely in the West or the dollar.
● Symbolism becoming structure – Timor-Leste’s accession and the presence of global heads signal that the infrastructure of global finance (trade routes, digital rails, reserve assets) is being reconfigured.
The Bigger Picture: Out with the Old, In with the New
The ASEAN 2025 summit isn’t just a diplomatic gathering — it’s a marker of how global economics and finance are morphing:
Legacy settlement systems built around Western-led currency and payment rails face competition from Asia-driven arrangements and digital alternatives.
The inclusion of new members and agendas beyond “just trade” show that alignment is shifting — politics, finance and technology are converging.
Institutions, treaties, and digital platforms being discussed now will underpin tomorrow’s liquidity networks, reserve architectures and financial flows.
This is not just politics — it’s global finance restructuring before our eyes.
Seeds of Wisdom Team
Newshounds News™ Exclusive
Sources
Reuters – “What to expect from Southeast Asian leaders’ summit as Trump attends”
Reuters – “East Timor officially becomes ASEAN’s 11th member”
The Diplomat – “What to Expect From the Upcoming ASEAN Summit in Malaysia”
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BRICS Payment Surge: Yuan-Rails Rewrite the Monetary Map
How the Cross‑Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) and yuan-lending boom are reshaping global finance.
The Transformation in Motion
The BRICS bloc and China in particular are quietly building a parallel payment and monetary system:
● China’s CIPS now connects 1,700+ banks in over 100 countries, clearing approximately ¥175 trillion (~US $24 trillion) in 2024 — up ~43 % year-on-year.
● China’s overseas renminbi (RMB) lending, deposits and bond investments have surged to over RMB 3.4 trillion (~US $480 billion) in five years — a clear step in de-dollarising trade and financing.
● The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and others have flagged this trend as a structural shift in global liquidity rather than a transient event.
Why It Matters
• Redesigning the Reserve Architecture:
• The dominance of the U.S. dollar and Western-led rails (e.g., SWIFT) is being challenged by a system that routes value directly through yuan-cleared networks.
• Liquidity Flows Redefined:
• Institutional, trade and sovereign flows are now beginning to respond to networks centred on the yuan and CIPS — not just the dollar-centric system.
• Toward a Global Financial Reset:
• This is more than currency diversification. It’s the creation of an alternative global monetary plumbing, enabling a multipolar value-transfer architecture beyond legacy systems.
• Analogy:
• Just as the internet replaced postal letters, CIPS + yuan-finance may replace correspondent-bank wires — faster, global, programmable.
Key Implications
● Trade-finance realignment: China is settling increasing volumes in yuan — including LNG imports, soybeans and loans in commodity-rich countries — reducing dollar dependency.
● Banking infrastructure on the move: Major global banks (e.g., HSBC Hong Kong) have joined CIPS, signalling institutional support for this rail.
● Emerging-market leverage: BRICS and partner nations see this rail as a way to sidestep sanctions risk and gain greater financial sovereignty.
● Systemic resilience: A diversified global settlement system weakens single-point dependency on the dollar and creates alternatives when geopolitical pressures intensify.
The Bigger Picture: Out with the Old, In with the New
The contours of a new global financial system are emerging:
A shift from fiat-centric, dollar-settlement pipelines toward multi-currency rails under sovereign and institutional control.
Payment networks built on programmable rails, where value moves as instantly and reliably as data.
While the dollar remains dominant for now, the architecture behind it is changing — and these developments mark the inflection point of the global reset.
This is not just politics — it’s global finance restructuring before our eyes.
Seeds of Wisdom Team
Newshounds News™ Exclusive
Sources
Watcher.Guru – “BRICS Grows as 1,700 Banks Process 175 Trillion Chinese Yuan Payments”
FT.com – “Overseas renminbi lending surges as China steps up campaign to de-dollarise”
Reuters – “China central bank urges state-owned businesses to prioritise yuan in overseas expansion”
Reuters – “China talks up digital yuan in push for multi-polar currency system”
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