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โ€˜Take sidesโ€™? Malaysia insists on conditional neutrality amid US-China tech rivalry

Malaysia is finding it increasingly difficult to stay neutral in the US-China rivalry as the superpowers lock horns over trade, investment and the security of advanced technology, according to a top government adviser. โ€œThey donโ€™t make us take sides when it comes to foreign policy,โ€ Tengku Zafrul Aziz, senior political adviser to Malaysiaโ€™s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, told This Week in Asia. โ€œThey ask me to take sides when it comes to security of technology.โ€ Malaysiaโ€™s solution was...