Taiwan suspends Malaysia investment talks after Anwar's China remarks

Taiwan has paused bilateral investment negotiations with Malaysia, scheduled for late October, after PM Anwar Ibrahim's August Al Jazeera interview referenced China in a way Taipei found objectionable. The suspension threatens semiconductor investment flows into Malaysia, a key hi-tech manufacturing hub. Malaysia is now seeking to reassure Taiwanese investors of its reliability, but the diplomatic rift introduces uncertainty into regional supply-chain planning.

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