China keen to expand ties in Islamic studies


Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik leaving the Restoran Amjal, located outside Universiti Malaya’s Kuala Lumpur gate. AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia and China want to expand cooperation in the field of education, especially in Islamic studies, said Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik (pic).

Dr Maszlee, who is on a four-day working visit to China, said the chairman of Shanxi Halal Business Chamber of Commerce, Tie Qun­ping, proposed that the International Islamic University of Malaysia set up a branch in Xian pro­vince, as well as an International Islamic School for early education.

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