I got a kick out of taifatt's comment, "...please respect...

I got a kick out of taifatt's comment,

"...please respect another country’s sovereign... Think of the people in the country, it’s not all about money, money can enrich lives of course, but in an ethical way."

taifatt consider this: if Malaysia doesn't want Lynas then Japan loses its source of rare earths. So does the USA. So Japan and the USA now have little reason to defend Malaysia. As of 2018 the following seems accurate:

In tanks Malaysia has 74 to China's 7,716, Japan's 679 and the USA's 5,884
Armored Fighting Vehicles 1,318 to China's 9,000 to Japan's 3,178 to USA's 38,822
Self Propelled Artillery Malaysia has 0 to China's 2,000 to Japan's 202 to USA's 950
Towed Artillery Malaysia has 184 to China's 6.246 to Japan's 500 to USA's 795
Rocket Projectors Malaysia has 54 to China's 2,050 to Japan's 99 to USA's 1.197

Fighter Planes Malaysia has 36 to China's 1,125 to Japan's 290 and USA's 1,962
Attack Planes Malaysia has 49 to China's 1,527 to Japan's 290 to USA's 2.830
Transport Planes Malaysia has 84 to China's 985 to Japan's 486 to USA's 5,248
Helicopters Malaysia has 71 to China's 985 to Japan's 622 to USA's 5,758
Attack Helicopters Malaysia has 0 to China's 281 to Japan's 84 to USA's 973

Aircraft Carriers Malaysia has 0 to China's 1 to Japan's 4 to USA's 20
Frigates Malaysia has 3 to China's 50 to Japan's 0 to USA's 10
Destroyers Malaysia has 0 to China's 29 to Japan's 36 to USA's 65
Corvettes Malaysia has 0 to China's 39 to Japan's 6 to USA's 0
Subs Malaysia has 0 to China's 73 to Japan's 17 to USA's 66
Mine Warfare Malaysia has 4 to China's 29 to Japan's 25 to USA's 11
Patrol Boats Malaysia has 41 to China's 220 to Japan's 6

Active Personnel Malaysia has 110,000 to Chin'a 2,183,000 to Japan's 247,157 to USA's 1.281,900

From the above it might be concluded that Malaysia's sovereignty is not based on it's land, sea or air power. With no disrespect, but it might be said that if Japan and the USA walked away from Malaysia because Fuzziah and company having a case against Lynas the sovereign country of Malaysia might last three days at most as the Chinese attack from the South China Sea islands it has built. From the islands, Malaysia is only 820 miles away - an hour an a half by attack plane, 20 hours by destroyers and frigates.

Fuzziah needs to understand the Chinese Communist Party's and Mr. Xi's goal of Asian dominance.

As a former US Marine I speak only for myself, but if Malaysia decides to close Lynas then I don't see a reason to protect Malaysia with American troops. I would actively protest against it. You don't come to the aid of administrations that dislike you as in Malaysia dislikes Lynas. Before the Malaysian government does anything it might regret, consider the above numbers. I'd say that Malaysia has a zero chance of successfully defending itself from China if Japan and the USA walk away.