MANILA: Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad yesterday warned the Philippines against letting in foreigners who could 'disturb' the country's domestic political stability, as President Rodrigo Duterte's Beijing pivot sparks an influx of Chinese...
Dr Mahathir, 93, is in the Philippines for the first time since his shock election victory last year.The Malaysian leader has taken a cautious approach to relations with China, saying he would discuss"unfair" terms of deals signed by his predecessor Najib Razak.
Mr Duterte's pursuit of closer ties with China for the Philippines - a traditional ally of the US - has prompted a surge of Chinese worker arrivals. Last year legislators said around 200,000 Chinese were working in the country, and vowed to introduce protection for Filipinos. Mr Duterte last month said Chinese workers should be allowed to continue staying in the country as Beijing also hosted hundreds of thousands of Filipinos.Beijing also asserts sovereignty over almost all of the resource-rich South China Sea sea, with competing claims from the Philippines, Malaysia and other nations.
Dr Mahathir said there should be no impediment to vessels using the strategic waterway, through which trillions of dollars in global trade pass each year.- AFP
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