Original sentence: During the 2018 Malaysian general election, then-opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad expressed  disapproval of Chinese investment in Malaysia, comparing it to selling off the country to foreigners
Edited sentence: During the 2018 Malaysian general election, then-opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad expressed disapproval of Chinese investment in Malaysia, comparing it to selling off the country to foreigners.This is one of several allegations of China practicing debt-trap diplomacy