Anwar’s Taiwan Remarks Draw Praise From China, Taipei Rebuke

Markets Contact us:Provide news feedback or report an error Confidential tip?Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback:Take our Survey By Netty Ismail, Colum Murphy and Miaojung Lin August 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s implication that he wouldn’t condemn China’s use of force against Taiwan has drawn praise from Beijing and criticism from Taipei, bolstering the Southeast Asian nation’s effort to deepen ties with its largest trading partner. “China appreciates the remarks by Prime Minister Anwar,” China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Wednesday at a daily briefing. “I would like to reiterate that there’s only one China in the world. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, and China must and will be reunited.”