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Anwar Said Taiwan Is Part Of China, Taiwan Said That Will Cost Malaysia Money

Malaysia Times desk Original: The Rakyat Post 8/20 11:38 X
Anwar Said Taiwan Is Part Of China, Taiwan Said That Will Cost Malaysia Money
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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim told Al Jazeera, "I see Taiwan as part of China, period" — and volunteered that force is justified to stop it, prompting China's praise, Taiwan's condemnation, and an implicit threat to pull Taiwanese investment from Malaysia.

From the original report

Malaysia has maintained a One China policy for over 50 years.

What Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said recently was something no Malaysian prime minister had said before.

This is a brief of a report by another newsroom. The excerpt below is from the original.

Read the full report at The Rakyat Post The Rakyat Post
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The Rakyat Post
Originally published
Aug 20, 2026
Updated here
Aug 20, 2026
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