Tee Keat Ong: There is no Belt and Road Debt Trap.

Tee Keat Ong, Chairman of CNIA, is a Malaysian social-activist, author, columnist, commentator, social-political pundit and concurrently serving as chairman and advisor of various corporate entities, associations, charitable organizations and institutions.

He had been serving the nation via holding such portfolios as Minister, Deputy Minister and Deputy Parliament Speaker, under the Federal Government of Malaysia for the past 25 years. He continues to actively contribute to the development of inter-nations, inter-regions bilateral relations through trade, diplomatic, cultural, arts and academics, especially in promoting Malaysia - China relations.

As the Chairman of CNIA, he envisions contributing to the betterment of global development through propagating openness and inclusiveness.

On this podcast, former Malaysian Transport Minister, Tee Keat Ong explains the behind the scenes situation with the Malaysian East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) which has gone in the space of a year from a perceived “debt trap fiasco” to a feather in the cap of both BRI and Malaysia as a Belt and Road success story.

新亚洲战略研究中心主席翁诗杰(丹斯里勋爵)是位马来西亚社会活动家、文艺作家、社会政治时评家。目前身兼多家企业与公益机构的领导要职。驰骋马来西亚官场超过25年,他曾先后担任多项中央政府公职,如:国会副议长、正副部长等职。而今他仍活跃于国际间与区域性的经贸、文教暨公共外交事业,并积极作出贡献,其中尤以马、中关系为甚。作为这所研究层面涵盖亚洲大地的智库主席,他愿以弘扬开放和包容的价值观,为促进世界发展而作出奉献。

在这个播客上,前马来西亚交通部长翁诗杰解释了马来西亚东海岸铁路线(ECRL)的幕后情况。翁诗杰也说了。关于“一带一路作为债务陷阱”的言论,根本没有。这个元素似乎不存在。

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Voice Actors:Rumeng (James LaLonde), 屈晓乐 (Tea Keat Ong)

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