A military field commander’s miscalculation or judgment error may even lead to a third world war between China and the US at the worst, which nobody wants now. In Malaysia’s case, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad prioritized his country’s debts and ability to pay its borrowings. Ergo since China refused to help Kuala Lumpur liquidate its loans first, he recently scrapped the $22 billion infrastructure offer of Beijing. The initial announcement said President Rodrigo Duterte, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir and Myanmar’s State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will attend. The Russian-hosted summit vonference between President Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea’s Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon in Vladivostok.

Source: Manila Times September 09, 2018 16:30 UTC