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1. It all began when the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also known as Wisma Putra, decided to call up China's ambassador Dr Huang Huikan for a meeting over his controversial remarks during his visit to Petaling Street. Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Naina Merican was the one who issued the order.
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2. However, Tourism Minister Nazri Aziz said the meeting was called off for one reason: Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman is away from Malaysia, so acting minister, Datuk Hamzah Zainudin should have been the one to issue the order and not Reezal.
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3. In his defence, Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Naina Merican insisted that he made the correct decision to call Huang for a meeting, as he had obtained the approval from his superior. He added that questioning Wisma Putra's decision was "a weak, shallow, and careless act".
4. Responding through a statement from New York, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman also reaffirmed what Reezal said was true, saying that the action to call up an ambassador is a "common practice"
5. Datuk Seri Anifah Aman added that his deputy's action was right in the eyes of the law, and he had consulted PM Najib Razak about the issue
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6. Meanwhile, Tourism Minister Nazri Abdul Aziz admitted his mistake for making assumptions and reassured that he did not mean to interfere with the affairs of the Foreign Affairs Ministry
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7. Nazri went on to explain that he was unaware that it was Anifah's decision to call in the ambassador since the foreign minister was overseas
8. All these miscommunications and confusion have left the public to question the Cabinet's leadership. Even Datuk Anifah Aman says the whole situation has caused the public to have a "negative perception".
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