CHINA-MALAYSIA: NAVAL SHIP PURCHASES

 According to a Facebook posting by Malaysia's Ministry of Defense of the text of a speech to be delivered by Malaysian defense minister Hishammuddin Hussein, mentioned that Malaysia will sign a contract to purchase Littoral Mission Ships from China when Prime Minister Najib Razak visits Beijing on October 30. The posting was later removed after Reuters asked a defense ministry spokesman for comment. The posting said: “On November 5, 2016, the Defense Ministry will sign a contract for the procurement of Littoral Mission Ships (LMS) with SASTIND (the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense), which is an important part of the schedule during the Prime Minister’s official visit to China.”

The deal, if it materialises, will be in the wake of the strain in Malaysia’s ties with the United States after the US Department of Justice filed lawsuits linked to a money-laundering investigation at state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), which  Prime Minister Najib Razak founded and had overseen as chairman of its advisory council.
 






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