`We like rich partners´: Malaysia´s Mahathir heads to China for fence-mending trip
(WorldNews China)

(SCMP) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad´s government has struck a bullish tone on ties with Beijing ahead of the leader´s hotly anticipated five-day visit to China that begins on Friday. The Malaysian foreign ministry in a statement offered a preview of what insiders expect to be a `genial approach` by Mahathir when he meets President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other senior leaders - despite a gulf in opinion about Chinese-backed projects in the country. Some US$20 billion worth of Beijing-linked infrastructure contracts have been suspended since Mahathir swept to power three months ago over concerns that his predecessor, the scandal-tainted Najib Razak, had endorsed...