At the Global Summitin June, for instance, Malaysia engaged in a fierce debate with the West over its use of rain forests. Prime Minister Mahathir, roundly attacked, clearly became the spokesman for the Third World in a dispute over ecological protection.
例如去年六月地球高峰會議中，馬來西亞為自己國內熱帶雨林的使用，與西方國家大開論戰，原來飽受抨擊的馬國總理馬哈迪，也儼然成為第三世界與西方保育戰的代言人。