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FORMER Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad accused the United States today of trying to provoke a war in Taiwan.
In an interview with Associated Press, the two-time leader known for his Western criticisms, warned that the US was antagonising China through the recent official visits to Taiwan, including of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The 97-year-old said: “China has allowed Taiwan to remain by itself. No problem.
“If they wanted to invade, they could have invaded. They didn’t.
“But America is provoking [them] so that there can be a war, so that the Chinese will make the mistake of trying to occupy Taiwan.
“Then there is an excuse … for the US to help Taiwan, even fight against China and sell a lot of arms to Taiwan.”
China launched large-scale military drills sounding the island and fired ballistic missiles into the sea following Ms Pelosi’s visit.
Mr Mohamad also criticised US President Joe Biden as an “ineffective” leader and hit out at the European Union for provoking Ukrainians to fight in the Russian war with the promise of accepting the country into Nato.
