Then one fine day, a mainland Chinese F&B operator says they’ll pay you RM15,000 a month, and they’ll cover renovations on top of that. This scenario has been happening in recent years throughout Malaysia – especially in the Klang Valley area – where Chinese businesses are taking over the spots of old tenants. Why are we seeing more and more mainland Chinese hotpot restaurants setting up shop here? Chinese F&B firms have been fighting a brutal domestic price war. Credit: Choo Choy May / Malay MailTurns out, the squeeze here isn’t just limited to F&B businesses.