A word of warning from Beijing: “We hope Malaysia will fully consider and properly handle this matter in light of its long-term national interests.”
For some context, this relates to the headline from yesterday here and this is all related to the rare earth minerals deal signed between Malaysia and the US amid Trump’s visit in October. China is clearly not happy with the situation as they are hoping to starve the US of rare earth minerals supply, using that as a trump card – no pun intended – in negotiations. China’s warning to Malaysia is that they see this as “a move to decouple Southeast Asian supply chains from Beijing’s influence”.
This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.