The Future of Asia 2021'Old' Quad strategy risks provoking China: Malaysia's Mahathir
Veteran leader also urges Beijing to tread carefully regarding Taiwan
Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad speaks to Nikkei Asia during an online interview on May 20.
P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer
KUALA LUMPUR -- The countries in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, should be careful not to enrage China lest they trigger a heavy global economic backlash, Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad warned in an exclusive interview on Thursday.