After the painful experience of the American Revolution, the EIC conducting business from the islands of Penang and Singapore epitomized the British policy of insulating colonies from local politics.
The British were wary of an American-style Malaysian War of Independence.
mnli hypothesis: The British were wary of an American-style Malaysian War of Independence. premise: After the painful experience of the American Revolution, the EIC conducting business from the islands of Penang and Singapore epitomized the British policy of insulating colonies from local politics.