He said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng described the loan as a recognition from the Chinese government based on the state’s good financial performance.

“When Penang obtains a loan, they say this is very good.

“But when we obtain loans, they say we are selling the country.

“How double standard they are,” he said.

He spoke after opening the Penang MCA Belt and Road Centre (Mbrace) here today.

The centre was launched last December to enable entrepreneurs from Malaysia and China to seize opportunities with information exchange and business matching.

Liow said MCA will be focusing on the delivery of various constructive developments in the country compared with the opposition which he said practises seditious and malicious politics.

Taking the example of the government’s efforts in bringing in foreign investors to the country, Liow said Pakatan Harapan leaders were trying to confuse the people by issuing false statements.

“We do not have to twist issues because when we obtain loans from China, we also receive support under the One Belt One Road initiative.

“The opposition tried to tarnish our efforts by painting various negative pictures such as Malaysia being colonised by China, we are selling the country and so on.

“These are all not true.

“We are uniting the people not only from the Chinese community but from the various races for us to focus on national development and not the destruction of the country by running down their own nation.”

Liow, who is also transport minister, also described the DAP state leadership as not living to its promises when it failed to fulfil 51 pledges made after winning the state nine years ago.

“We are not like the Penang DAP. We are a responsible government.

“Barisan Nasional delivers what we promise.

“We will ensure the country continues to develop rapidly.”