PAKATAN Harapan (PH) and its component party DAP are not anti-US or anti-China, just because they are critical of Putrajaya bringing in Chinese investments and deals made with the US, said Lim Kit Siang.

The DAP parliamentary leader said the question of more foreign investments from China, the United States or from any country was separate from the issue of Prime Minister Najib Razak trying to save himself from the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

“Najib said the opposition’s criticisms of BN’s efforts to draw investments would make things worse for the Chinese business community.

“DAP and PH support foreign investments for Malaysia whether from China, the United States or Europe because it is good for the economy,” Lim told the audience at Penang DAP’s fundraising dinner in Bayan Baru tonight,

But Najib, he said, could not be more wrong when he accused the opposition of being anti-China when speaking at the 60th anniversary dinner of Federation of Hokkien Associations of Malaysia (FHAM) in Serdang yesterday.

“We are not anti-China, anti-America or anti-Europe, although patriotic Malaysians criticise Najib’s kleptocratic policies, trying to use China to save himself from the international 1MDB scandal and his US visit,” he said.

He also touched on the issue of moderation in Malaysia when beer festivals were opposed.

He said Malaysia had lost its way in the last 60 years, and was now on the trajectory towards a failed and rogue state despite Najib’s international initiatives like the Global Movement of Moderates (GMM).

“Only Malaysians, through PH in the GE14, can save Malaysia to stop the rot, bigotry and extremism in the country.”

He said a great political change and revolution was taking place in Malaysia, especially in rural areas, today.

Without a political tsunami in the rural areas, he said it would not be enough to effect a democratic change of government, as the present electoral system was so unfair and undemocratic that with only 47% of the popular vote, Najib could still win 60% of the 222 parliamentary seats and stay in power.

“In the 14th general election, there is a great likelihood of a political tsunami among the Malay voters in the rural areas, to match the political tsunami of the urban voters – Chinese, Indian and urban Malays.”

He said if the opportunity was missed, Malaysia would suffer greater setbacks in the years ahead. – September 23, 2017.