Pompeo Arrives In Malaysia After A Former Ruler Makes A Surprising Comeback
The secretary of state will meet senior officials from the new Malaysian government, following the country's unexpected election result.
Major issues such as trade, security and China's expansion are up for discussion when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels to Southeast Asia this week. On the first leg of his trip, in Malaysia, he'll be checking in on a new government for the first time.
Pompeo's meetings with senior Malaysian officials, planned for Thursday and Friday, follow a shock election in May that brought back to power the country's aging authoritarian leader, Mahathir Mohamad.
Now 93, Mahathir was prime minister for 22 years until 2003. This year, he staged a stunning political comeback to unseat his former protégé, Najib Razak, who governed for a decade.
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