Taiwan pauses Malaysia investment talks after Anwar remarks spark fury in Taipei

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Taiwan has paused scheduled investment talks with Malaysia following Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s remarks about China. Malaysia is seeking to reassure Taiwanese investors, amid concerns about the effect on semiconductor investment in the country.

Malaysia is seeking to reassure Taiwanese investors that it remains a reliable destination for hi-tech manufacturing after Taipei suspended bilateral investment talks over Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s remarks on China, raising concerns over the future of semiconductor investments in the Southeast Asian nation. Taiwan confirmed on Tuesday that it had paused negotiations scheduled for late October. The move came after Anwar told Al Jazeera in an August interview that he saw the self-governed...