00:00United States Ambassador to Malaysia, Edgar Keegan, has reaffirmed Washington's commitment to transparency in its trade approach with Malaysia.
00:09Speaking exclusively to Awani International, he has spoken to President Donald Trump's views that existing trade terms are historically weighted against the U.S.
00:20I think that I can understand the question.
00:25However, my response is, one, the U.S. has been very transparent.
00:30I think that President Trump has long believed that the terms of the trading relationships were biased against the United States.
00:38And look, I haven't heard any Malaysian who has really seriously questioned the idea that the U.S.
00:44market is more open to Malaysia than the Malaysian market is to the United States.
00:48So I think that the steps that have been taken reflect a decision by the governor of Malaysia to try and take appropriate actions
00:55to promote and preserve the trading relationship with the United States, which is in itself the best evidence of the recognition of the importance and the value that they bring.
01:06Looking ahead, Keegan said the true strength of U.S.-Malaysia ties lie in their shared history and enduring values.
01:12Commenting on his expected successor, Nick Adams, Keegan believed any future ambassador had to uphold those values,
01:20namely liberty, democracy and stability amid a shifting global and regional landscape.
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