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Malaysia’s defence minister, Mohamed Khaled Nordin, stated at the Cyber Digital Services, Defence & Security Asia 2026 event that Malaysia remains neutral and non-aligned in cyberspace, asserting this stance applies across all domains. However, analysts caution that Malaysia's dependence on both American and Chinese technology might make it challenging to maintain neutrality during the US-China tech rivalry, potentially leaving its critical systems vulnerable to disruptions due to geopolitical tensions.
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At the Cyber Digital Services, Defence & Security Asia 2026 event on Monday, Malaysia's Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin stated that his country will remain neutral in cyberspace, reiterating its non-aligned stance across all domains. He argued that cyber threats originate from various sources and are not limited to state actors alone.
However, experts caution that Malaysia’s dependence on technology from both America and China may complicate this neutrality. In the context of increasing tensions between these superpowers, analysts suggest that such reliance could expose critical systems to disruptions if export controls or sanctions arise during a major power confrontation.
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Can ‘neutral’ Malaysia stay above the fray in the US-China tech rivalry?
asserted
Malaysia → stay → rivalry
Speaking at a tech event, Malaysia’s defence minister says the country is ‘non-aligned’ in ‘every domain’, including in cyberspace
Despite Malaysia’s insistence that its long-standing non-alignment policy extends to cyberspace, analysts say the country’s reliance on American and Chinese technology could make such a stance difficult to sustain amid the rivalry between the two superpowers.
uncertain
stance → speak → superpowers
Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said on Monday that Malaysia would “always remain neutral” in cyberspace, arguing that cyber threats could come from non-state actors and should not be viewed solely through the lens of geopolitical contestation.
“As a principle of the country, we are non-aligned.
uncertain
we → say → country
We are neutral, and it goes into every domain,” Nordin told reporters at the Cyber Digital Services, Defence & Security Asia 2026 event.
asserted
Nordin → go → event
“Cyberattacks can come from anybody from anywhere, and it may not come from a state actor.”
uncertain
it → come → actor
Analysts warn, however, that Malaysia’s reliance on foreign technology could leave critical systems exposed to disruptions if a major power confrontation were to result in sanctions, export controls and other curbs.
uncertain
confrontation → warn → sanctions
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