Malaysia moves to calm Taiwan chip investors after China remarks freeze talks

Malaysia is seeking to reassure Taiwanese investors that it remains a reliable destination for hi-tech manufacturing after Taipei suspended bilateral investment talks over Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s remarks on China, raising concerns over the future of semiconductor investments in the Southeast Asian nation.

Taiwan confirmed on Tuesday that it had paused negotiations scheduled for late October.

The move came after Anwar told Al Jazeera in an August interview that he saw the self-governed...