Nations Realignment through Trump’s Middle East Visit (Ep.123)
Nations Realignment through Trump’s Middle East Visit (Ep.123)In the recent visit to Middle East, Trump called out “Nation-building Neo-Cons” and liberal “Non-Profit” who had betrayed the ordinary people in the nation; and it was apparent that from the visit, Trump’s main focus remains to be putting America first.In that visit, it came as a surprise to many when Trump was greeted with warm standing ovation when he told investors in Saudi Arabia that he was lifting sanctions off of Syria and opened the gates to Arab investment in Syria. At such important transition times for many nations, Malaysia included, how would the nations chart their way forward? Would it be like European Nation that is making non-committal negotiations to resolve trade deficits with the US or would other nations follow the pathway of the United Kingdom to strike the favourable deal for both nations?
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PKR Central Election - Rafizi or Nurul Izzah vying for 2nd highest position? (Ep.122)
Rafizi recently made a statement - "If Nurul Izzah loses, people would say Anwar has been rejected by his own party. So what choice do you have here?" In this episode, we explore the significance of this party election that may impact the general election.
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Departure from a Globalist Era? (Ep.121)
Malaysia’s halal import restrictions and requirements for bumiputera equity in foreign-owned companies have been flagged by the United States as non-tariff barriers, which is viewed as a lack of reciprocity in the bilateral trade relationships between the two nations. In this episode, we explored various topics, such as “Will the conclave elect a Pope that is different from the late Pope Francis who placed a heavy focus on social justice issues?” and “Will Malaysia, particularly under the leadership of PMX, choose right instead of the continual hold onto decades-old ineffective bumiputera policy?”
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Desperate China on ASEAN Tour to Rally Support Against US Tariff (Ep.120)
A master class in negotiation, Trump recognised a reality and perhaps predicted Beijing's belligerent approach to Trump's call for fairness in trade deals. In this episode, we discussed the recent trip that President Xi has made to Malaysia, and if Malaysia would remain neutral in trade deals with US and China despite the belligerent approach taken by China against the US.
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Desperate China on an ASEAN tour to Jointly Resist Unilateral Bullying of Trump Tariffs (Ep.119)
Since the Liberation Day on 2 April, the world has been thrust into introspection of the unfair “free trade policies”, which is seemingly “without economic sense” as American Enterprise Institute bluntly declared.Ahead of the scheduled visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Malaysia on 15 April, we discussed in this episode if Southeast Asia countries will remain truly neutral in the trade war as it grows in influence as emergent key market for China’s manufacturing powerhouses.
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