one of whom said Malaysia would swap assets for financing. China is helping Malaysia 's state investment fund 1MDB to make its payment to Abu Dhabi 's state - owned National Petroleum Investment Company . It has offered to bailout 1MDB by acquiring assets including a power generation business , which has alleviated pressure on the Malaysian government . This has resulted in relations between Malaysia and China becoming increasingly cordial , whilst at the same time US investigations into the 1MDB debacle have hindered Malaysia 's relationship with the US .
China is helping Malaysia 's state investment fund 1MDB to make its payment to Abu Dhabi 's state - owned National Petroleum Investment Company . It has offered to bailout 1MDB by acquiring assets including a power generation business , which has alleviated pressure on the Malaysian government . This has resulted in relations between Malaysia and China becoming increasingly cordial , whilst at the same time US investigations into the 1MDB debacle have hindered Malaysia 's relationship with the US .