Dossier
China strategy
Coverage of China strategy in the Nexus archive.
- ‘We are a small country’: why Malaysia is resisting US defence spending call
Malaysia is resisting a US call for Asian partners to spend 3.5% of GDP on defense, citing economic constraints and a desire to avoid aligning with Washington’s China strategy. The country aims to modernize its military without overburdening public finances, according to analysts and Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin.