But he also stressed at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Friday that freedom of passage on both sea and land should be respected.
Following his election last year, Mahathir warned that his administration might cancel the high-speed line stretching from Malaysia’s border with Thailand in the east to the strategic shipping routes of the Strait of Malacca in the west. The project would connect the South China Sea – a highly contested waterway – with around half a dozen other Southeast Asian nations.
He called for freedom of navigation along the initiative’s trade routes near the South China Sea, where tensions have risen with Chinese and American activity.
Open trade is always good. I think China had lifted many poverty along the way. It's a win win situation. If know how to strategize with China then country along the way benefit from it.
Seeking backup?Seems like his sudden polarization is due to western pressure. He was with Japan and asking around ASEAN to beware of China, now 360 turn!
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