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Tag Archives: China
Anwar fosters closer ties with China amid growing distrust of US
Increasingly distrustful of American foreign policy, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim appears to be looking to China to “provide checks and …
Are China’s South China Sea assurances worth anything?
The latest edition of the China Standard Map – which reiterates China’s claims to almost all of the South China …
Malaysia’s 5G rollout caught in the crossfire of big power rivalry
As US-China competition intensifies, it is becoming harder and harder for small countries like Malaysia to steer clear of big-power …
A calculated insult to our nation’s honour
What? Najib Tun Razak invited to give the keynote address at an international forum? Surely there must be some mistake? …
Big brother in Beijing
I just couldn’t believe I was reading it right: Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein calling China “big brother” in a televised …
The Coronavirus pandemic & the beginning of the new Chinese century
The coronavirus pandemic, the first major global pandemic of modern times, has brought the world to a standstill. Some half …
Government must act decisively to contain the coronavirus
Kudos to President Xi Jinping for acting decisively to counter the spread of the increasingly deadly coronavirus by suspending all …
Fraying ethnic relations affecting foreign policy consensus
A series of recent controversial foreign policy statements by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has exposed the increasingly deep divisions …
Kuala Lumpur Islamic Summit: old ideas & new realities
The speeches and forums are over. The visitors have left. Malaysians, if they even bothered to follow the grandly named …
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