KUALA LUMPUR -- The Malaysian government has stopped work on three Chinese-led projects, including one regarded as the flagship for China's Belt and Road Initiative, ahead of high-level talks with Beijing.
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is expected to lead a government delegation to Beijing, likely in mid-August, as Kuala Lumpur figures out how to service loans taken from China to finance the costly infrastructure projects. A source close to the government said the suspensions are meant to show Kuala Lumpur’s seriousness about these projects and to pressure Beijing ahead of talks.
