KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — The global shocks unfolding in 2025 mark a significant turning point, and Asean must seize this moment to shape what comes next, Deputy Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Liew Chin Tong said today.

Comparing the scale of the upheavals to the September 11 attacks and China’s entry into the World Trade Organization in 2001, Liew said the world’s “sudden change of mood” and the rapid shifts triggered by major powers this year underscore why Asean’s unity and agency are now more important than ever.