Southeast Asian nations held a summit Tuesday with China and six Persian Gulf countries in efforts to expand economic engagement as they grapple with U.S. tariff hikes.

By bno - Taipei Office Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and China took centre stage at a landmark summit with Southeast Asian nations this week, vowing to bolster trade and deepen economic cooperation amid growing global uncertainty,

The three sides need to iron out differences in development as well as strategic priorities in areas such as dependence on the US, analysts say.