Bakar, Osman and Phar, Kim Beng (2025) Islam and confucianism can be known through The ASEAN-GCC-China rapprochement. BERNAMA, NA (NA). pp. 1-3.
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Abstract
In a world increasingly divided by ideology, nationalism, and competing global orders, the recent ASEAN-GCC-China Summit held in Kuala Lumpur may appear at first glance to be a pragmatic, even transactional, diplomatic gathering. Yet beneath its surface lies the seeds of a deeper civilisational convergence – between Islam and Confucianism, two of the world’s most enduring moral and intellectual traditions. We say deeper because civilisational convergence between Islam and Confucianism is not a recent discovery. It has been observed a few times before during their long historical encounters. The Global South has long been searching for a new architecture of dialogue – not one imposed from outside, but one born of its own intellectual heritages and spiritual values. The trilateral meeting of ASEAN, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and China offers precisely such an opportunity: a platform not only for geopolitical realignment, but for civilisational rapprochement.
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