KUALA LUMPUR: China is attrac­ted to Malaysia because of its quality products and services, language proficiency and knowledge in international trade, said Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong. Dr Wee, who is also MCA deputy president, was speaking to reporters after the Malaysia-China Belt and Road SME Video Conference. In his speech, Dr Wee said Chinese investments would bring opportunities to Malaysian SMEs which made up 97% of local businesses and employed 65% of the nation’s workforce. He said the bilateral trade between Malaysia and China totalled US$9.88bil (RM44.1bil) in December, a historical high, and that 2.2 million Chinese tourists visited Malaysia last year. Malaysia Chinese Tourism Association honorary secretary Nelson Lee was optimistic about achieving the goal of seeing four million tourists from China come here this year.

Source: The Star January 17, 2017 23:21 UTC