Growing importance of Malaysia-China ties

MCBC chairman Tan Kok Wai (left) and the Malaysia-China Belt & Road Economic Cooperation Forum 2019 organising chairman Datuk Quek Ngee Meng (right). S.S.KANESAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s close ties with China goes way back to 1974 when the total bilateral trade was only RM159mil.

Fast forward 45 years later and the trade volume stood at US$108.6bil (RM455.8bil) at the end of last year,equivalent to 20% of the total trade between China and Asean countries.