首相安华在2024年东盟- 澳洲特别峰会期间的新闻发布会上，对澳洲广播公司(ABC) 记者斯蒂芬·杰季奇(Stephen Dziedzic) 明确提出的问题做出了直率回应，这一回应引来了持续的回响。
因此，有必要重现这段对话，这对澳洲和亚洲的政策制定者和民众都很重要。
记者：安华首相，上周您在《金融时报》上批评了美国乃至更广泛的西方国家在与亚太地区打交道时的“仇华心态”。您能详细说明一下吗？你要带出的意思是什么？这是如何体现的呢？ 我也想问，面对北京大规模军事扩张，你如何评价澳洲也试图在增强自己的军事能力（包括透过印太安全联盟AUKUS）——你认为这是一个合理的反应吗？还有马来西亚会否也有所顾虑？
安华：您知道这对我而言是尖锐问题。无论如何，我提到反华恐惧是因为大马与中国关系密切而受到批评-我的回应是，贸易投资是开放的，而目前中国是马来西亚的主要投资者和贸易伙伴。总的来说，美国也实行开放的贸易政策，鼓励外资到来。但我们是独立的国家，我们是非常独立自主的。我们不想受任何势力支配。因此，一旦我们依然是美国或欧洲，以及澳洲的重要朋友，他们就不应该阻止我们与我们的重要邻国之一，也就是中国，保持友好。就是这样的背景。如果西方对中国有意见，他们不应该把这强加给我们。我们与中国没有问题。所以，这就是为何我提到西方反华问题。
“我们是独立的国家，我们非常独立自主”
“我们不想受任何势力支配”
“不应该阻止我们与我们的重要邻国保持友好”
“如果他们对中国有意见，他们不应该把这强加给我们”
“为什么我必须被一方利益所束缚？我不认同这种对中国的强烈偏见和对中国的恐惧”——安华在2024年2月25日接受《金融时报》采访时如此表明。
安华强调这一立场时，不仅代表马来西亚。他也表达了东盟成员国的立场，对于西方殖民强国压迫亚太地区的痛苦经验是我们共同历史的一部分。
我们要不断提醒世界，中立是我们外交政策的基石；尽管美国、澳洲和其他美国盟友试图妖魔化和打压中国，但与中国的和平互利关系在过去一直是彼此的共同点，并且在可预见的未来也应该持续下去。
首相安华不仅在中国问题上给予澳洲人和西方国家忠告，也揭露西方在民主、人权、和平与秩序规则方面的虚伪，对西方持续不断的剥削、霸权和战争记录视而不见；如现在西方为以色列在加沙进行的种族灭绝行动辩护。
在世界各国中，马来西亚是最早、最严厉批评以色列对哈马斯在2023年10月袭击后，采取报复行动的国家之一。
2024年1月，安华在社交媒体X平台中写道：
“最近发生的一系列残酷屠杀无辜巴勒斯坦人的事件，只是长达七十年的压迫和暴政的延续，清楚地展示了以色列政权对巴勒斯坦人民的仇恨、厌恶和敌意。”
“这种根深蒂固的敌意，反映了犹太复国主义领导人压迫巴勒斯坦人民背后，所拥护的阴险和令人发指的右翼种族主义情绪和观点。”
安华也严厉批评西方国家在这些事件上保持沉默。
“对以色列犯下的暴行视而不见，实际上也成为危害人类罪的阴险行为同谋。”
安华在十月初于支持巴勒斯坦的全国集会上发表演说时指出，他因在加沙战争中批评以色列政府而受到西方列强的威胁。
“我不会被吓倒，我将坚定地支持巴勒斯坦人民。”
因此，那一些意图打倒中国的美国和澳洲外交政策制定者下一步会怎么走？他们的同僚又如何确保以色列的中东稳定政策一贯实施？
除了实加如安华经历般不为人所知和强制的压力外，西方也利用来自本区域的政客如菲律宾总统小马科斯，引发各种大小冲突火苗，这依然是一种受认同的手段。
无论如何，安华在国内有长期对抗试图抹黑和摧毁他的势力之经验。
安华现在必须做好准备，应对幕后的外部力量——也许现在正与东盟一股力量结合——推翻其外交政策宗旨和对澳洲与国际社会的建言。
林德宜《安华对反华和巴勒斯坦立场》原文：PMX on Sinophobia and Palestine
This forthright response from Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim in his press conference to a clearly orchestrated question from Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) journalist Stephen Dziedzic during the ASEAN - Australia Special Summit 2024 continues to reverberate.
The transcript of this conversation needs reproduction because of its importance for Australian and Asian policy makers and the public.
JOURNALIST: Prime Minister Anwar, last week in the Financial Times you criticised what was apparently termed as 'sinophobia' in the United States and perhaps the broader west in its dealings with the region. Can you expand on that, sir? What did you mean by that? How does that manifest? And can I also ask, do you view Australia's attempts to build-up its own military capacity, including through AUKUS, in the face of Beijing's own massive military build-up - do you view that as a reasonable response? Or does Malaysia harbour concerns?
PRIME MINISTER ANWAR: You know these difficult questions to be addressed to the host. But anyway, my reference to China-phobia is because the criticism levied against us for giving additional focus to China - my response is, trade investments is open and right now China seems to be the leading investor and trade into Malaysia. Cumulatively still, United States of America, it's an open trading policy to encourage investments overseas from foreign countries. But we are independent nation, we are fiercely independent. We do not want to be dictated by any force. So, once we remain to be an important friend to the United States or Europe and here in Australia, they should not preclude us from being friendly to one of our important neighbours, precisely China. That was the context. And if they have problems with China, they should not impose it upon us. We do not have a problem with China. So, that's why I referred to the issue of China-phobia in the West.(https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-melbourne-4)
"We are [an] independent nation, we are fiercely independent"
"We do not want to be dictated by any force"
"Don't preclude us from being friendly to one of our important neighbours"
"If they have problems with China, they should not impose it upon us
"Why must I be tied to one interest? I don't buy into this strong prejudice against China, this China-phobia" - Anwar Ibrahim interview with Financial Times, February 25, 2024.
When emphasising this position, Prime Minister Anwar was not only speaking for Malaysia. He was also voicing the standpoint of ASEAN member countries for whom the painful experience of western colonial powers' exploitation of Asia and the Pacific has been part of our common history.
We need to continuously remind the rest of the world that neutrality is the cornerstone of our foreign policy; and that peaceful and beneficial relations with China has been the common denominator in the past and should continue in the foreseeable future, despite attempts by the US, Australia and other US allies to demonise and bring down China.
It is not only on China that PM Anwar Ibrahim has advice to provide Australians and the west on their hypocrisy on democracy, human rights, peace and rule of order whilst turning a blind eye to their own continuing record of exploitation, hegemony and war; and now the West's defence of the ongoing genocide by Israel in Gaza.
Among nations of the world, Malaysia has been amongst the first and most critical against Israel for its retaliatory action in response to Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
In January 2024, Prime Minister Anwar wrote in X:
"This recent spate of brutal slaughter of innocent Palestinians is but a mere extension of a protracted seven decades of oppression and tyranny, clearly manifesting the hatred, revulsion and antagonism of the Israeli regime towards the Palestinian people,"
"Such a deep seated animosity is only matched by the insidious and heinous right-wing racist sentiments and views espoused by the Zionist leaders against the Palestinian people,"
Anwar has also been severely critical of Western countries for being silent
"To turn a blind eye to the atrocities committed by Israel, becoming effectively complicit in the insidious acts of crimes against humanity."
Speaking at a national rally in support of the Palestinians earlier in October, Anwar disclosed that he had been threatened by Western powers for his criticism of the Israeli government following the war in Gaza.
"I will not be cowed and will remain steadfastly behind the Palestinian people."
What next for the US and Australian foreign policy apparachiks intent on bringing down China. And their colleagues attempting to ensure Israel's imposition of its version of stability in the Middle East?
Apart from discreet and coercive pressure such as Anwar has experienced, the starting of small and big fires using politicians such as President Marcos Jr. from the region is still a favoured strategy.
Anwar has had long experience fighting against forces attempting to discredit and destroy him in Malaysia.
He must now be prepared for external forces working behind the scene - perhaps now in collaboration with ASEAN forces - to knock him off the pedestal for his foreign policy tenet and advice to the Australian and international public.
