KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday urged Asia-Pacific leaders to choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, as he opened the East Asia summit at a time of sharpening rivalry between the United States and China.

The government shutdown is just days away from the one-month mark. With the president abroad, no major breakthroughs in Congress are expected.

President Trump is heading to Asia for his first trip to the region since taking office in January as the government shutdown persists with no end in sight.

US stock futures rose Sunday after US and Chinese representatives agreed on a framework for a trade deal, potentially averting a tariff hike to 157% on Chinese goods.

Mariko Oi will be joined by regular guests from across the region, including South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head and China correspondent Laura Bicker

Several of the leaders President Trump will encounter are either autocrats or presiding over fragile democracies. And some admire his willingness to break the rules.

US President Donald Trump said he does not plan to meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney while both are in Asia, after the trade dispute between the two countries escalated over an anti-tariff advertisement.