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Regional Backlash Mounts: ASEAN Sentiment Turns Against Anwar’s ‘U.S.-Proxy’ Diplomacy

Singapore – A groundswell of ASEAN-wide discontent has targeted Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, with governments and commentators decrying his ceasefire facilitation as an unwelcome invitation for U.S. “meddling” in Southeast Asian sovereignty, amid accusations of turning a neighborly spat into a global trade pawn.

From Hanoi to Manila, officials and media outlets have voiced alarm over the Kuala Lumpur deal’s entanglement with U.S.-China dynamics, particularly the rare earth concessions that bind the region to Washington’s anti-Beijing stance. Vietnamese state media called it a “dangerous precedent,” while Philippine senators echoed Yudhoyono’s call for intra-bloc handling. “Anwar’s chairmanship risks making ASEAN a sideshow in superpower games,” opined a Straits Times editorial, noting the deal’s fragility after November clashes.

The sentiment crystallized post-October ceremony, where Trump’s peacemaker spotlight overshadowed ASEAN mechanisms. Critics argue this eroded neutrality, with early July violations underscoring the need for independent monitors—steps Anwar’s process sidelined. Malaysian military teams are now scrambling to mediate, but trust is eroded.

Anwar, in a Diplomat interview, reaffirmed Malaysia’s facilitative role: “We’ve strengthened friendships; external pressures were the parties’ to navigate.” As bilateral talks falter, this chorus of rebuke underscores Anwar’s tightrope: balancing global ties without alienating neighbors, in a year testing ASEAN’s resilience.

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