Malaysia’s Mahathir backs China’s belt and road but insists on open trade routes

By Kinling Lo

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad gave China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” his “full support” after successfully renegotiating the cost of a rail link project.

But he also stressed at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Friday that freedom of passage on both sea and land should be respected.

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