China Deploys Corruption Tactics to Win One Belt, One Road Projects in Malaysia: WSJ

China Deploys Corruption Tactics to Win One Belt, One Road Projects in Malaysia: WSJ
Men walk past a 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) billboard at the fund's flagship Tun Razak Exchange development in Kuala Lumpur, on March 1, 2015. Olivia Harris/Reuters
Frank Fang
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China’s ambitious geopolitical project ‘One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) is under scrutiny, after an investigation into a scandal-ridden Malaysia state investment fund revealed that Beijing was the mastermind behind the alleged corruption. 
Beijing rolled out OBOR, also known as Belt and Road, in 2013, with the objective of building up trade routes linking China, Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America. 
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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