Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim dismissed opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin’s claim that his remarks in an Al Jazeera interview endorsed China’s use of military force against Taiwan, angering Taipei.KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today hit back at opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin over his criticism of how he handled questions on China and Taiwan in a recent interview with Al Jazeera.
Anwar told the Dewan Rakyat that his remarks did not deviate from Malaysia’s One China policy, which has been in place since 1974.
He also rejected Hamzah’s claim that he endorsed China’s use of military force against Taiwan, which angered Taipei.
Anwar was responding to a supplementary question from Hamzah (PN-Larut), who asked why the prime minister needed to "rock the boat" with his remarks in the interview.
