Regional focus
Malaysia hopes that the alliance will be in power for 100 days. Domestic public opinion is busy rating the new government and various impression polls, but this is not important for the international community, especially China, because the seventh Prime Minister Mahathir at that timeIt is visiting Chinese officials.Although this time it was the first visit to China by the Malaysian new government, Mahathir was not the first time to visit China as a Prime Minister.During his appointment from 1981 to 2003, he had seven experiences of visiting China. It was one of the most frequent Malaysian political leaders in Beijing. He was familiar with Zhongnanhai."Old friend Andrdquo;, Andrdquo; and Andrdquo; and Andrdquo," Old opponent Andrdquo;, naturally more noteworthy.
Furthermore, Mahathir's eighth visit to China this time was with three disputes.First, the Pakatan Harapan government led by Mahathir first interacted with the United States and Japan, and even chose Japan as the first visit to the country. Breaking in the past 15 years, successive prime ministers have set up China as the first visit to non -Asia.The practice of the country.China, the largest trading partner in Malaysia, was dry by the Mahathir government to make Zhongnanhai feel so embarrassing.
Secondly, Mahathir had hit Chinese capital when he was in the wild. After entering the city, after entering the city, he had no opinion on Andrdquo; although there was no opinion, but the high -profile review of the Chinese capital, the several projects talked about by the government stopped, and abandoned it and abandoned it.The face of Zhongnanhai is disregarding, making the Beijing government very embarrassing.
Third, Mahathir's visit to China is neither a pairing meeting of the new government, nor the work visits to investigating or promoting emotional work.Gold and debt scale.Although the purpose is clear, it is indirectly slapped to Andrdquo;
These three major issues promoted by Mahathir have made China a mood of Mahathir's visit to China.This made the Chinese media speculation, and felt that Zhongnanhai was deliberately waiting for Mahathir, and exerted its malaxs to the delegation, including the six Malaysian ministers.This possibility exists with Mahathir's previously exerted stance on China.Although Mahathir has expressed more than once that he hopes that Malaysia -China relations can be more upper level, after all, Zhongnanhai has lost three face, so he must return a city.
Although Zhongnanhai is interested in waiting for Mahathir, after all, China is a great country, and it is also a trade war with the United States. He negligible for the guest will cause the topic. In addition to being ridiculed by Europe and the United States, it will also tend to Europe and the United States after Malaysia.Therefore, the big stick of Beijing cannot be so obvious. In addition to the "negligence andrdquo; a little bit of diplomatic etiquette, you can only try to negotiate as" not to worry about Andrdquo;.
Zhongnanhai knows that as a diplomatic hand, Mahathir can detect these details. Therefore, before Mahathir's visit to China, and after arriving in Hangzhou, he has eased the gesture of China. Although the principles and positions are still there, Geelybao has been onTeng, digital free trade zone, third domestic car and other issues are lowered; of course, this is also exchanged for third domestic car investment, increased oil palm of oil palm, and set a tone for the fierce horses and Chinese relations in the future.It is considered to hold this old friend, although Malaysia public opinion has a reaction to this.
Nevertheless, the public opinion of Malaysia was still shocked by the moment when Mahathir was held a press conference to announce the official call to stop the three Chinese projects including the East Coast Railway and oil and gas pipelines.Mahathir also did not make it clear whether China was willing to relax the default compensation, but said indifferently that "China does not want Malaysia to go bankrupt Andrdquo; and China also quickly issued a brief statement to express understanding.To Europe and the United States, but various signs show that China ’s decision to Mahathir is informed and acquiescence, but the two parties have not made breakthroughs in the negotiations of default compensation. Zhongnanhai should temporarily only turn on the green lights and let the Pakatan Harapan government and the government and"Late andrdquo; also.
Obviously, China ’s attitude to the debt in the process of Mahathir's visit to China is to see the future attitude towards China in the future, if Andrdquo;The time of Di for the second time will not be too long. For any changes in the "Belt and Road andRDQUO; the Belt and Road Andrdquo; strategic investment, the current international situation is not good for China. Therefore, maintaining the status quo on both sides is the best choice.Therefore, although the results of Mahathir's visit to China this time are not very rich, at least both parties have obtained the biggest guarantee of "maintaining the status quo Andrdquo; and also allowed Mahathir to use China to check and balance Europe and the United States, and continue to exhibit the"Mahathir diplomatic Andrdquo;.
The author is the journalist and political scholar of Malaysian current affairs commentator Andnbsp; Researcher of Rabman University International Research Center
