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TOKYO -- Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday downplayed China's claims to much of the South China Sea, arguing it is more important to avoid clashing with the country led by "ambitious" President Xi Jinping.
"You can claim" the South China Sea, he said in a fireside-style chat at the annual Future of Asia conference in Tokyo. "We don't have to go to war against you because of your claim."
