Malaysia and China appear positive on their reset bilateral relations, but talks on compensation for US$22 billion (S$30.1 billion) worth of deferred infrastructure projects could test this new-found friendship.
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's new Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration has declared it will temporarily cancel a massive rail network project and the award for two multi-product oil pipeline networks that the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition had signed with state-owned Chinese entities.
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