ASSOCIATED PRESSMalaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad is standing up to China, at home and at sea. The South China Sea, that is. Malaysia’s policies towards China have also shifted in another front, the South China Sea. Abandoning the “Mahathir Doctrine,” which asserts that the way to ensure peace in the South China Sea is to keep the disputed area’s sea free of warships, Malaysia has been flexing its missile capabilities. Still, Malaysia’s revolt against China may not last long, as its economy is already too integrated with China’s China is Malaysia’s largest export market, and that makes Kuala Lumpur dependent on Beijing for its growth.

Source: Forbes July 20, 2019 00:45 UTC