‘Look East Policy’ to also include China, says PM


All smiles: Anwar taking pictures with Malaysians at an event in Imperial hotel in Tokyo. — Photo taken from Anwar’s Facebook page

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia, which has long looked to Japan and South Korea as models for economic development, is now also interested in learning from China, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“We need to be open to revise any policy that has been in place for 40 years,” he told Asahi Shimbun in an interview in Tokyo on Sunday.

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