Dr M Calling the bluff....
Wed, Jun 1 at 5:50 PM
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Slams Biden’s IPEF as “Political,” Aimed Only at Isolating China
DR M “ If the U.S. is sincere, he added, it should invite China to join IPEF- Indo-Pacific Economic Framework “
May 31, 2022 (EIRNS)—The always outspoken former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had nothing good to say about President Joe Biden’s recently unveiled Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), warning that its only purpose is to isolate China. Speaking in Tokyo on May 27 at the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia, he said that “many countries recognize that this is not an economic grouping, but it is truly a political grouping,” and that it will not be good for the economic development of those countries that have signed onto it.
Mahathir pointed out that China is a big trading partner for Malaysia. “We don’t want to see any tension, any conflict with China, and we hope the U.S. will realize that China is there; it’s not going to disappear, and we have to live with China, which is now richer than most countries in the world,” Associated Press quoted him as saying. If the U.S. is sincere, he added, it should invite China to join IPEF. [crr]
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