Kuala Lampur, Aug. 10 -- Rather than worry about the effects of its two top warring trade partners on the global economy, Tun Daim Zainuddin said Malaysia should look for the silver lining in the China-US conflict.
The adviser to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia as a small trading nation won't be able to influence the world's two biggest economies to stop their trade barbs against each other.
"Malaysia is a small trading economy and has no influence in the policy decisions made by the US or China. Instead, we are affected in the medium to long term, by the trade conflict that is hurting the global economy. Essentially, we would like the US and China to work towards an amicable solution sooner.
"But in the meantime, we...