FORMER Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad says, ASEAN nations are hemmed in on the disputed South China Sea, avoiding confronting china because of its sheer power. In a Feb. 25 interview with Bloomberg Television in Kuala Lumpur, Mahathir said: “Can ASEAN go to war with china?” “We are dealing with a very powerful country. We can’t tell them ‘look, don’t do this, don’t do that, or I will bash your head’.” China is the largest trading […]