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Jun 2024
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Anwar Ibrahim on navigating Malaysia thr...

SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
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How does a country deepen its relationship and do business with China without risking retaliation by the US and its allies? How can a nation protect its territorial claims in the South China Sea yet maintain a delicate balancing act with its neighbours with their own views and claims? Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim discusses these issues and more, in ... Show More
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