Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Coverage of Tengku Zafrul Aziz in the Nexus archive.
- Malaysia moves to protect local firms as cheap Chinese goods fill market
Malaysia is increasing scrutiny of foreign-run businesses to address competition concerns from Chinese goods, aiming to balance Chinese investment and affordable consumer products with protections for local small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Tengku Zafrul Aziz, chairman of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority, cited government social media analysis as part of these efforts.
- ‘Take sides’? Malaysia insists on conditional neutrality amid US-China tech rivalry
Malaysia is struggling to maintain neutrality in the US-China tech rivalry as the two powers compete over trade, investment, and technology security. A senior government adviser noted that while the US and China do not pressure Malaysia on foreign policy, they do expect it to choose sides on technology security issues.