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        "id": 1007752,
        "msgid": "kl-says-e-asia-must-defend-itself-1447893297",
        "date": "1994-06-23 00:00:00",
        "title": "KL says E. Asia must defend itself",
        "author": null,
        "source": "AFP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "KL says E. Asia must defend itself WASHINGTON (AFP): Asian countries should rely on themselves for their security instead of looking to a superpower such as the United States, Malaysia's defense minister said on Tuesday. \"It is about time that the security and defense of the region is taken care of by the regional states themselves,\" said Defense Minister Mohamed Najib. \"We are the best guarantor of our own regional defense.\" Najib's strongly worded statement to a gathering of U.S.",
        "content": "<p>KL says E. Asia must defend itself<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AFP): Asian countries should rely on themselves<br>\nfor their security instead of looking to a superpower such as the<br>\nUnited States, Malaysia's defense minister said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\"It is about time that the security and defense of the region<br>\nis taken care of by the regional states themselves,\" said Defense<br>\nMinister Mohamed Najib. \"We are the best guarantor of our own<br>\nregional defense.\"<\/p>\n<p>Najib's strongly worded statement to a gathering of U.S. and<br>\nMalaysian policy makers reflected a growing sense of self-<br>\nconfidence among East Asian countries that want to provide their<br>\nown solutions to security and trade problems.<\/p>\n<p>The ministerial meeting of the Association of South East Asian<br>\nNations (ASEAN) in Bangkok next month should be the first step<br>\nfor building confidence in the region and should be followed up<br>\nby joint military exercises, Najib said.<\/p>",
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