Mahathir warns Philippines about China loans

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Malaysian Prime Mahathir Mohamad and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte greet each other in Manila on March 7. © Reuters

CLIFF VENZON, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday warned Philippines about becoming too indebted to China as Manila draws down Chinese funds to build much-needed infrastructure.

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