Malaysia-China Relations Since MH370

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Malaysia-China Relations Since MH370

The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has not had a long-lasting impact on Malaysia-China relations.

By Vikram Nehru

Published on Mar 2, 2015

Source: VOA Global

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared on March 8, 2014, and two thirds of its 239 passengers were Chinese. Vikram Nehru, senior associate in Southeast Asia Studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, spoke to VOA Global about how the MH370 tragedy has impacted Malaysia-China relations in the past year.

This interview was originally broadcast on VOA Global.

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