Trade can be boosted several fold

Chinas President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Malaysias Prime Minister Najib Razak during the welcome ceremony for the Belt and Road Forum, at the International Conference Center in Yanqi Lake, north of Beijing, on May 15, 2017.Chinese President Xi Jinping urged world leaders to reject protectionism on May 15 at a summit positioning Beijing as a champion of globalisation, as some countries raised concerns over his trade ambitions. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Roman PILIPEY

DATUK Seri Ong Ka Chuan, International Trade and Industry Minister II, was one of the Cabinet ministers accompanying Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to Beijing to attend the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation on May 14 and 15.

He was also one of the speakers at the forum.