This article was first published by ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute as a Fulcrum commentary and republished by Think China on 5 July 2021.
Dr Abdul Razak Ahmad is the Founding Director of Bait Al Amanah, a political think tank in Kuala Lumpur.
Dr Kuik Cheng-Chwee is Associate Professor and Head of the Centre for Asian Studies, Institute of Malaysian and International Studies (IKMAS), National University of Malaysia (UKM).
Dr Lai Yew Meng is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations and Dean of the Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language Learning (CPKLL), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS).
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