Mahathir Shuts Down China
It probably needed a leader of Dr Mahathir’s age and stature to use an official visit to China to warn of “new colonialism.” The re-installed Malaysian prime minister, now 93, had already put China on the back foot with his electioneering attacks on mega-infrastructure developments financed by China but threatening Malaysia with heavy debt burdens for p…
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