"Huawei's research is far bigger than Malaysia's capability," Dr Mahathir said in the conference hosted by Nikkei. "We will make use of their technology as much as possible," he said, adding that Huawei had achieved tremendous advancement over American technology. Dr Mahathir reportedly said he was not concerned over allegations of espionage activities, because "we are an open book." Dr Mahathir said the United States must accept that its strong research and development capability could also now be found in the East. At the same time, Dr Mahathir also spoke out against Beijing's military advances in the South China Sea.

Source: thestar May 30, 2019 04:58 UTC