Name: 馬來西亞驚喜選舉中的中國因素（The China Factor in Malaysia’s Surprise Election）
Uploaded: 2021-05-26T15:07:48.000Z
Duration: 6 min 40 s
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a surprise upset in Malaysia's elections—

a Hollywood political fiction blockbuster.

ending six decades of one-party rule in Malaysia.

“So we have in fact achieved a very substantial majority,

not just a few votes, not just a few seats,

He's now the oldest elected leader in the world.

running as an independent in the next election

and winning against both Democrats and Republicans.

And having people across the country wonder,

Mahathir's win was a big surprise to everyone—

One of the key issues that propelled Mahathir back into office

is China's growing influence on Malaysia.

Especially if you accept the Chinese regime's Nine-Dash Line—

Malaysia is also pretty close to China economically.

It's one of the biggest recipients of Chinese investment.

They've secured $34 billion dollars worth of

Belt and Road Initiative infrastructure projects.

It's designed to project its power across the globe

and put strategic infrastructure in foreign countries—

infrastructure that can be controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.

There's been concern in some Belt and Road host countries,

about these kinds of projects resulting in huge debts

And these concerns came out during the election campaign.

A popular grievance was that Chinese development projects

were really just a way for rich Chinese to buy up

It's a $100 billion dollar development project,

because all the buildings are growing moss.

Chinese nationals account for 70% of apartment buyers there,

and most local Malaysians have been priced out.

And we're not talking about Chinese Malaysians here.

About a quarter of Malaysians are ethnically Chinese,

and ethnically Chinese families have been

a part of Malaysian society for centuries.

But what's happening now is that new waves

of Chinese nationals are coming in with big money,

Another pain point is that Malaysia's strategic infrastructure

is falling under the control of big Chinese companies.

Near Kuantan, a sleepy coastal town with tropical beaches,

a Chinese state-owned company bought a 40% stake

depressing-looking 3,000-acre industrial park.

and not very many opportunities for local Malaysian companies.

All this led the 92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad

to make Chinese influence a key issue in his campaign.

“None of our people are employed as workers.

None of our companies are used for designing

He accused the now-former prime minister Najib Razak

He also accused Najib of a lot of other things

Including possibly stealing 700 million dollars

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馬來西亞驚喜選舉中的中國因素（The China Factor in Malaysia’s Surprise Election）

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