Title:

 On Duterte’s heels, Malaysia is the next Asian country to embrace China

Author:

Simon Denyer

Source:

The Washington Post

Date:

 October 31, 2016

Description:

BEIJING — Malaysia’s prime minister arrived in China on Monday with warm words for his hosts, a thirst for Chinese money and, for the first time, a promise of significantly closer defense ties with the purchase of Chinese naval ­coastal patrol ships.