Muhyiddin Yassin (centre) waves to supporters as he prepares to be sworn in as Malaysia’s eighth prime minister, in Kuala Lumpur, on March 1. Photo: AP

Reflections by Wee Kek Koon

Malaysia’s latest political shenanigans have echoes in Qing dynasty China

In late 19th-century China, the Hundred Days’ Reforms might have set the country on an entirely different path

But reformers were no match for the conservatives at court, led by Empress Dowager Cixi

Wee Kek Koon

Published: 8:30am, 16 Mar, 2020

Updated: 8:48am, 16 Mar, 2020

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Muhyiddin Yassin (centre) waves to supporters as he prepares to be sworn in as Malaysia’s eighth prime minister, in Kuala Lumpur, on March 1. Photo: AP

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Malaysia’s latest political shenanigans have echoes in Qing dynasty China

In late 19th-century China, the Hundred Days’ Reforms might have set the country on an entirely different path But reformers were no match for the conservatives at court, led by Empress Dowager Cixi

In late 19th-century China, the Hundred Days’ Reforms might have set the country on an entirely different path

But reformers were no match for the conservatives at court, led by Empress Dowager Cixi