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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.

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By Vikram Nehru
Published on Mar 2, 2015
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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.

About the Author

Vikram Nehru

Former Nonresident Senior Fellow, Asia Program

Nehru was a nonresident senior fellow in the Carnegie Asia Program. An expert on development economics, growth, poverty reduction, debt sustainability, governance, and the performance and prospects of East Asia, his research focuses on the economic, political, and strategic issues confronting Asia, particularly Southeast Asia.

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