Twenty-seven years ago today, on September 2, 1998 (July 12, 1998 lunar calendar), Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Anwar was sacked. On September 2, the Malaysian government announced the dismissal of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Anwar, triggering months of political turmoil. The South East Asia economic crisis affected Malaysia in 1997. In the face of the economic crisis, the conflict between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mahathir and former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar gradually emerged. Mahathir advocated the continuation of expansionary economic policies, while Anwar wanted the government to cut spending and stop large-scale infrastructure projects. Malaysia continues Mahathir's "established policy". After all, he is the prime minister of 17 years, and Anwar is just his "successor". In late June 1998, the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport opened, and Malaysia added another Asian first. In July, the government announced that it would build a luxury toilet with 200,000 ringgit and Malaysian style in each state to establish a "luxury" image in the eyes of foreigners. However, Mahathir's economic policies failed to work. In July and August, Malaysia announced a control on foreign exchange purchases. The conflict between the two men was fully exposed. Mahathir began to act. On September 2, the government announced the removal of Anwar from office. The next day, the ruling party, UMNO, announced the removal of his first vice-president position and expelled him from the party. On September 20, Anwar was arrested after participating in a rally of supporters. At the end of September, he was charged with 10 crimes. On October 24, anti-government demonstrators clashed with police on a large scale, resulting in more than 10 injuries and more than 200 arrests. On November 2, Anwar was tried again, charged with 4 counts of corruption, one count of abuse of power, and 3 counts of unnatural sexual behavior. On November 7, Anwar's supporters demonstrated to demand "Mahathir step down". The international community and world human rights organizations expressed concern about the case. During the APEC summit in Kuala Lumpur in mid-November, there were many anti-government demonstrations, and the call for Mahathir to step down was even louder. US Secretary of State Albright met with Anwar's wife despite the opposition of the Malaysian government. Although Mahathir said he would not resign, the world is unpredictable, just like when Mahathir and Anwar were like father and son, who would have thought that they would turn against each other?