Malaysia to Join BRICS

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throw0101a ◴[18 Jun 24 11:07 UTC] No.40716312[source]▶

So per the article the PM said:

> “When I first met President Xi Jinping, I was attracted to him because President Xi is one of the few outstanding leaders who talks about civilisation. In a sense, he is unique,” he was quoted as saying.

But last year we had a headline like "Malaysia rejects new China map claiming entire South China Sea":

* https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/31/malaysia-rejects-ne...

Curious to see how the ocean dispute will play into this.

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throwaway4good ◴[18 Jun 24 11:46 UTC] No.40716633[source]▶

>>40716312 #

Former Malysia PM Dr Mahathir Mohamad wrote the following on Twitter on the Ukraine war:

https://twitter.com/chedetofficial/status/162898188067786342...

In particular the follow up (European's love of war) is hilarious and not an uncommon view in that part of the world.

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1. gizajob ◴[18 Jun 24 12:37 UTC] No.40717100[source]▶

>>40716633 #

And Malaysia is Muslim because???

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2. throwaway4good ◴[18 Jun 24 12:52 UTC] No.40717243[source]▶

>>40717100 (TP) #

I guess it spread peacefully … the British on the other hand …

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3. gizajob ◴[18 Jun 24 13:32 UTC] No.40717664[source]▶

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Spread rubber, tea, and contracts wherever we went. I’d guess the Malaysians and Singaporeans are happy for the global leg-up caused by having English integrated into their education systems. And for the roads. And the sanitation. And the public health. And the aqueduct.

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4. jhanschoo ◴[18 Jun 24 13:55 UTC] No.40717928[source]▶

>>40717100 (TP) #

Islam in SEA spread due to proselytization and trade and its importance in SEA economies, and not by foreign conquest and forced conversion.

5. throwaway4good ◴[18 Jun 24 14:48 UTC] No.40718471{3}[source]▶

>>40717664 #

And the opium trade. Lots of great jobs there.

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6. gizajob ◴[18 Jun 24 15:15 UTC] No.40718773{4}[source]▶

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I hear it’s very morish.

7. ◴[18 Jun 24 23:43 UTC] No.40723256[source]▶

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