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Saturday, April 03, 2021

Hishamuddin and Dàgē (大哥)

Malaysiakini:



Anwar: Hisham's 'big brother' China an insult to our non-aligned stance

Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim described Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein's statement calling China "big brother" to Malaysia as an insult to our non-aligned position.

Anwar said China is a friend and efforts should be made to improve trade and investment cooperation but said such language was inappropriate in international diplomacy.

"This is not the language or style that should be used in global diplomacy and international relations.

"It makes it look as if Malaysia is a foreign puppet," he said.

Hishammuddin, who ended his two-day working visit to China, had during a press conference with his counterpart Wang Yi, described China as Malaysia's "big brother".

Wang Yi responded by saying: "We are brothers". The exchange was reported by the state media in China.

Anwar said Hishammuddin's conduct deviated from Malaysia's decades-long position in international diplomacy.

"As a non-aligned nation that does not side with any major power, his (Hishammuddin's) statement is a clear form of insult on our country.

"The foreign minister should apologise to Malaysians and retract his tasteless statement," he added.



While Malaysia and China have seen increasingly strong ties, a few key issues remain.

This includes China's repeated encroachment into Sarawak waters which is recognised under international law.

However, China does not recognise the Exclusive Economic Zone that defines international maritime borders and claims most of the South China Sea as its own.

Meanwhile, a group of researchers also expressed concern that Malaysia describing China as a "big brother" will send a strong signal to other major powers and raise questions about the country's foreign policy direction.

"The use of such a term is inappropriate in Malaysia's foreign policy direction," they said in a joint statement.

The statement was signed by Research for Social Advancement research coordinator Fakhrurrazi Rashid, Strategic Studies and International Relations Researcher Group's Ahmad Muziru Idham Adnan and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak international studies alumnus Muhammad Ariff Mohamad Nizam.

They said Malaysia needs to be consistent in its non-aligned position to protect the national interest.

"The Foreign Ministry should explain to Malaysians the use of the "big brother" term as it could be interpreted as China being a protectorate of Malaysia and that Malaysia will bow to China.

"Both countries have various overlapping claims involving the issue of sovereignty," they added.

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FMT:

I used ‘elder brother’ for my counterpart, not China, says Hisham


At a joint press conference in Beijing, Hishammuddin Hussein had told Wang Yi he would always be his ‘elder brother’. (AP pic)

PETALING JAYA: Foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the “elder brother” term he used at a joint press conference with his Chinese counterpart, was to describe Wang Yi and not the republic.

In a tweet, Hishammuddin said the phrase he used did not refer to Malaysia’s bilateral relations with Beijing.

Hishammuddin said he used it out of respect for Wang Yi, who is older and a more senior foreign minister.

“Hence, (he’s an) ‘elder brother’ to me personally. Being respectful does not signify weakness,” he said.

Strong ties, he added, were based on mutual trust and equality.

It was reported that Hishammuddin had told Wang that his Chinese counterpart would “always be my elder brother”. Wang agreed with him, saying “we are brothers”.

His two-day visit to China is at the invitation of Wang.

Hishammuddin’s tweet comes in the wake of criticisms over the use of the phrase, including by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who demanded that he apologise and retract his statement.

Hishammuddin went on to assure Malaysians that the nation remained “independent, principled and pragmatic” in terms of its foreign policy.

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kt notes:

Much as I detest Hishamuddin for his pally-buddy with treacherous Ass-binte, I have to agree with him on this issue - it's polite Asian culture to address a slightly more elderly counterpart as Dàgē (大哥). Such socio-cultural courtesy is the very epitome of good Confucian upbringing.

Even in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and hierarchical-conscious Java and India, such courtesies are practised. Thus I believe Hishamuddin has shown his good breeding.

Dei mateys we aren't Westerners lah! Wakakaka.





21 comments:

  1. "it's polite Asian culture to address a slightly more elderly counterpart as Dàgē (大哥)"

    prove it.

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    1. just imagine would this little dick would address anyone from spore twn korea as dage even the counterpart is as old as his dad? the fact is he knows what communist like to hear, nothing to do with asia especially chinese culture.

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    2. In many of the Chinese literatures, Dàgē (大哥) has consistently been used to address a slightly more elderly counterpart.

      eg 宋江为首的108位好汉在梁山起义. 桃园三结义的刘备(关羽张飞).

      Enough?

      But then how could a hp6 中国通 of nonchinese origin, knows anything about the embedded meaning of Dàgē (大哥)?

      Hishamuddin, most likely doesn't understand that meaning. He is just been coached by a hp6 中国通 to try his new gung-ho approach!

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    3. let me the hp6 educate u a bit, both the water wargin n rotk is about sworn brothers fight against others, either imperial court or warlord. in modern world, its common among gangster n thug, n lately, among communist from diff countries wakaka.

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    4. Playing yr selectivity tricks!

      Wakakakakaka…

      Yr words:

      "in modern world, its common among gangster n thug, n lately, among communist from diff countries"

      Just replace Communist with demoNcrats lah. See?

      Get Boris of the pommieland to tell u that. Then that suanku of Nippon to substantiate the take. Not sure about SKorea &/or RedDot in calling uncle Sam as headhuncho of their pact.

      So what's yr fart AGAIN in that hp6 rant twisting between Chinese literature & modern Yankee plays?

      So in trance with those farts from that well such that u know not what u r farting about!

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  2. Could well be like Kris Hisham spin doctoring after the fact.

    Let's wait for the unedited and undoctored video to come out first, and we will judge for ourselves.

    Malaysia calling Zhongguo "Dage" would amount to choosing sides in the geopolitical chess game going on.

    No matter China may be a Humungous trade partner, publicly taking sides would be very unwise.

    There is still a very large number of Malaysians directly or indirectly employed in industrial output related to the West.

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  3. Suni Muslim Malays are Not Confucians ler...it is would be a stupid mistake to think they ate.

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    1. Mfer, hasn't u forgotten about yr 'green communists' fart about the muslim melayu?

      Eat yr words, lah!

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    2. Red Communists have no actual observance of Confucianism.
      They are just using "Confucious Institutes" as propaganda institutions.

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    3. U know Confucianism?

      Yr blurred understanding of Confucious Institutes turns misplaced trust on western NGO on their heads.

      But do u know?

      Wakakakakaka…

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  4. We are not Westerners , but we are not Commies or Commie allies either.

    Anwar is right, Malaysia's vital interests lie in cultivating friendly but neutral relationships with all its key partners.

    Not cozying up to one specific "Big Brother"

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    1. Just a misnomered Dàgē (大哥), used by a carpetbagger, aided by his hp6 中国通, have u katak on heat!

      Wakakakakaka…

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  5. Which brudder is bigger...Non-Muslim Dage or Muslim Uyghur?

    Is Hishamudding going to inspect the "vocational education centres" with pokey spikes, electrified high fence, watch towers and CCTV, where they teach Advanced Cotton Farming technology? Mujahid missed it the last time.

    Or now no more issue since UMNO is back in power?

    QUOTE
    Malaysian Minister Criticized for Comments about Visit to Uyghur Camp
    Noah Lee and Ray Sherman
    Kuala Lumpur
    July 2, 2019

    Malaysia’s Islamic Affairs minister has come under sharp criticism after describing a Uyghur internment camp that he visited in China as a “training and vocational center,” while human rights groups and U.S. officials have likened such facilities to concentration camps.

    The controversy began during Minister Mujahid Yusof Rawa’s eight-day trip to China, when on June 26 he posted photos on his official Facebook page that showed adults sitting at yellow school desks in a room surrounded with artificial flowers.

    The minister declined Tuesday to disclose the location of the camp holding members of the Uyghur Muslim minority or answer other questions from Benar News about his trip.

    “The Center is running industrial training activities with various skills such as sewing, legislation, art, flower arrangement and et cetera,” a caption for one of the photos said, adding that Mujahid visited “the training and vocational center of the Uyghur community.”

    The posting did not say if the “center” was in the Xinjiang region, where U.N. officials and rights groups said that up to 1.5 million Uyghurs and other mainly Muslim Turkic minorities had been held in detention camps since April 2017.
    UNQUOTE

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    1. When u have no substantiated facts or just fabricated one-sided fake news what ummat r u expecting?

      Keep to yr c&p monkeying farts on Xinjiang lah. U r just the noise of inconsequential!

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  6. Asian culture says Dage must take good care of TiTi (little brother). Not Bully them and Rampas their land and sea.

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  7. 5000 yo Bully don't follow Confucian Values, they follow Bullyfucian Values.

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    1. Blurred mfer, tried showing yr f*cked understanding of Confucianism & Confucian values?

      君子周而不比,小人比而不周.

      A gentleman befriends everybody, scums included. A scum tries to bind selected people to suit his/her hidden aim.

      So, anything wrong with the diplomatic approaches of China?

      Where r the bullying part or rampas land & sea?

      Blurred mfer, as usual u r just grossly f*cked with claiming China's heirloom!

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  8. Name me ONE Malay politician addressing an older Chinese politician (like Father or Son ha ha ha) as Dage.

    Otherwise KT is talking rubbish.

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    1. Ketuanan freaks know no Confucianism!

      So what shit r u expecting to throw yr way?

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    2. Or even an older Chinese politician from the self-proclaimed Chinese party MCA.

      Name One, over the last 70 years.

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  9. August 31 1957..Tunku Abdul Rahman proclaims Malaya's Independence from Britain.

    Datuk Onn Jaafar had expended considerable efforts and energy to support Malaya's Independence.

    April 2, 2021, Hishammuddin , Onn Jaafar's grandson allegedly declares a foreign power as Malaysia's DaGe or Big Brother.

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