Society Andnbsp; August 24, 2018
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir completed a visit to China, showing that the Malaysian new government was adjusted by the government's foreign policy to China.At least in the next few years, Mahathir's main administration, Malaysia's foreign policy will find new balance between big powers, and it is expected that Card Malaysia will maintain a more pragmatic bilateral relations.
During a few years ago until the national election this year, Mahathir has repeatedly criticized China to invest in Malaysia, attacked the Barisan Nasional government, accusing the former Prime Minister Najib and "betrayed Andrdquo; the country.He has also accused forest cities introduce a large number of Chinese immigrants. Some Chinese companies and people have thought that Mahathir is not friendly to China and is worried that the Pakatan Harapan will be bad for Chinese capital.At the first press conference of Mahathir after taking office, although he expressed his support to support Andrdquo; but insisting on the new government has the right to review the unequal contracts signed by the former North Korea governmentIt may be tough for China.
After Mahathir served as Prime Minister, the first visit country was Japan, not China; during the visit to Japan, he also asked Japan to provide low -interest loans.Before his visit to China, he also launched a second visit to Japan.This is showing Mahathir's adjustment of foreign policies.At present, the game between China and the United States is becoming increasingly fierce. According to Lishada, it will rely on the United States, but because he has never liked the United States, Japan has become his weight to balance China.
When Najib was in power, Malaysia -China relations entered the honeymoon period. The two countries cooperated with Andrdquo; and quickly finalized a number of cooperation plans, including Malacca Huangjing Port, Malaysia Kantan Industrial Park, East Coast Railway Plan, Sabah oil and gas pipelines, Malaysia City, etc. After Mahathir came to power, the Pakatan Harapan government believed that the interest of Chinese loans was too high, and the total value of the total value of more than 80 billion yuan (about S $ 27 billion) has been suspended.The trip to Beijing is to negotiate with China.
Mahathir arrived in China on the 17th of this month to start a five -day visit.He first visited Alibaba and Geely Motors in Hangzhou, and then met with Beijing leader and prime minister Li Keqiang with the Chinese President Li Keqiang.Although he has repeatedly attacked the former government to sell the domestic car Baoto to Geely Motor, his trip still visited Geely.He did not repeat his dissatisfaction with Bao Chong, but Geely stated that he intended to participate in the third domestic car plan he planned to implement.
During his visit to Beijing, Mahathir announced the cancellation of three Chinese -funded projects including the East Coast Railway Plan and the Sabah and Malacca oil and gas pipeline plan.Although this move seemed not to face Beijing, Mahathir said that it had explained the difficulties of the Malaysian country to the Chinese leaders, so I believe it was acquiescence from Beijing.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang's response on August 21 explained China's understanding of Malaysia.Lu Kang said that the problems in the cooperation between the two countries should be developed from the long run from friendly and bilateral relations, and properly resolved through friendly negotiation, and this is also an important consensus reached by the two sides during the visit of Mahathir.
Mahathir also reiterated that Malaysia's policy on China has not changed. It is hoped that more Chinese companies will invest in Malaysia. I hope that China will assist Malaysia to deal with unemployment and financial issues. In the future, officials and professionals will be sent to China to train and learn professional technologies in China.
It can be seen that Malaysia has released signals that strengthen economic and trade cooperation to strengthen economic and trade cooperation to the outside world.This shows that Malaysian -China relations will enter a more pragmatic period. Malaysia will not tend to China again. The two countries will cooperate more on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.
Mahathir does not fight against China, but compared with Naga, it is definitely not a pro -Chinese.Mahathir is a Malay nationalist. It is believed that development can improve national strength and national quality. Therefore, his development and foreign policy are pragmatic with nationalist components.This is why he has repeatedly emphasized that foreign investment must be beneficial to Malaysia and not to increase national debt.
There are considerable variables in the internal political dynamics of some emerging and democratic countries. The rotation of the regime often changes in a sign of a pendulum, which is very unfavorable to foreign investment.Since China initiated Andrdquo; in initiative five years ago, since it became an active participant in international affairs, and many times the "Belt and Road Andrdquo; the Belt and Road Initiative;In the face of this situation, it is necessary for China to formulate more cautious and more sensitive foreign cooperation policies, reduce the risk of enterprise operations, and increase the international recognition of "Belt and Road Andrdquo; and China Investment.