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‘Dr M will mark the US, but be practical with China’
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Pakatan Harapan's prime minister-designate Dr Mahathir Mohamad had always been vocal when it came to foreign policy during his 22 years as prime minister.

While Malaysia's ties with the United States have always been quite strong, Mahathir was never hesitant in his criticisms of the superpower and had even promoted a "Look East" policy to prioritise Asian development models over the West's.

As such, one cannot help but wonder whether Mahathir, who will turn 93 in July, will remain the same when it comes to foreign policy if he were to come into power again...

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