‘Our ties with each other will always remain close’

Seeding the future: Dr Mahathir visiting the Agro Science Academy Research Centre in Beijing. Also present is Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Datuk Salahuddin Ayub (second from left). — Bernama

Beijing: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has assured both Malaysia and China that ties between them will remain as close as ever.

This comes as Dr Mahathir wrapped up his trip to the country, which has seen him arriving under the negative perception as an anti-China leader after he announced the scrapping of several China-backed projects.