Najib's storm in a Chinese teacup


Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak officiates 2021 World Chinese Economic Forum in Sheraton Petaling Jaya. - Art Chen/The Star

THE rumbles started almost from the moment news broke that former premier Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak would be opening the World Chinese Economic Forum.

As far as the chattering class was concerned, there were too many things wrong with that.

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