Interview: Mahathir Mohamad

[Nan Yang]

Interview: Mahathir Mohamad
Interview: Mahathir Mohamad | The Diplomat


Now they have proposed TPP, as you know. And TPP is a device for them; obviously it is for their own good. And what they want to do is open up markets everywhere so that they can come in. The opposite is that “you can come into our country,” but we don’t have the strength to go there. We don’t have the products to sell there, whereas they have everything. They have the capital, they have the knowhow, they can buyout small or big companies here. And eventually, they will rule all the businesses. And that means also political control.

Many think that Najib’s administration will pass the TPP. Do you agree?

He doesn’t study the implications enough. Even if he does study, his policy is to be friendly with Americans. So he is prepared to disregard the national interest in favor of being friendly with America and complying with American ideas.

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He is, however what he said is truth. Small country cannot compete with stronger nation, not every country can perform like SG or Israel.

This doesn't come as a surprise, Dr. M is known to be anti-US and Israel.