China still second biggest export market

Warm welcome: Dr Wee (second from left) being accompanied by Malaysia-China International Trade Link Association president Datuk Chong Chong Tik (left), Chinese ambassador to Malaysia Dr Huang Huikang (second from right) and vice-governor of Fujian province Zheng Xiao Song (right) as he arrives at the Putra World Trade Centre.

KUALA LUMPUR: China, which imports nearly 12% of all Malaysian export products, remains the country’s second biggest export market after Singapore, says Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.

The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department said China had also been Malaysia’s biggest trading partner since 2009, with the total trade between the two countries hitting US$106bil (RM366.8bil) last year.