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By Mihar Dias (C) Copyright April 2023
In the wake of PMX's glowing report on his visit to China and his victory in securing RM170 billion investment from the country, a collage of press reports on his attacks against PM6's similar success a few years earlier appeared on social media.
We refer you to four clippings uploaded by Lim Sean See on Tweeter and later re-tweeted by Raja Petra Kamaruddin.
If you care to look back you'll soon realise that Anwar's success is almost a carbon copy of Najib's own achievements then. They allow you a peek into PMX's thinking then when Najib and his team were racing to bring investment as much as possible from China.
Consider the following comments from father and daughter of PKR criticising Najib's development plans using investments from China, then make up your minds on the leadership quality of the former and incumbent premiers.
The most hurtful comment from Anwar in the collage is "MenChinakanMalaysia" and "Najib bangsatkan Melayu".
In other words, the previous administration was transforming Malaysia into China and marginalising the Malays.
Nurul too followed in the footsteps of the father saying that China's investment is "too much too fast too soon".
Well is RM170 billion not too much, not too fast and not too soon?
Then there's another earlier clipping from Anwar uploaded by Lim Sian See which says Anwar Reminds Najib not to be too dependent on China.
Now consider PMX's RM170 billion from China compared to others that he is able to attract from Turkiye or Saudi Arabia or even Singapore.
Is the most recent investment not being too over dependent on China?
This column recognises PMX'S government success but at the same time it is equally important to take cognisance of one's own criticisms against another.
Sometimes, we would be better off looking into the mirror than merely blaming others for their behaviour while at the same time we too allow ourselves to be just like those whom we criticise.
Mirror mirror on the wall who's the best of them all?
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