KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The new Malaysian government that came to power in May last year is committed to strengthening Malaysia-China relations with even closer and more meaningful co-operation, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad (pic). Dr Mahathir said if in the initial stages, it was more of government-to-government relations, the partnership had scaled numerous levels and chalked up milestones that today made China Malaysia's biggest trade partner. "I wish to congratulate PPMC for being able to sustain the friendship through all these years and in fact, taking it to a higher level," he said. "I have always believed in the principle of 'prosper thy neighbour' and as China prospered, it has in turn prospered Malaysia as well," he added. In April 2005, veteran diplomat and former Malaysian Ambassador to China Datuk Abdul Majid Ahmad Khan was elected PPMC president and he still holds the office till today.

Source: The Star May 26, 2019 03:15 UTC