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Sunday 31 Jan 2016 - 11:03 Makkah mean time-21-4-1437
Malaysia Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid (Image from Internet)
Kuala Lumpur (IINA) – Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will begin a four-day visit to China on Monday, BERNAMA reported.
The Foreign Ministry said Sunday in a statement that this would be his first working visit to China as the deputy prime minister.
Ahmad Zahid, who will be accompanied by senior state officials from the Minitry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Home Affairs, is scheduled to hold meetings with Central Political and Legal Affairs Secretary of the Communist Party of China Meng Jiangzhu and Minister of Public Security Gou Shengkun.
"The visit is to strengthen bilateral ties between the two nations, especially in the areas of security, counter-terrorism and immigration," the statement said.
Malaysia and China continues to enjoy close and cordial bilateral relations and cooperation in key areas which includes politics, economy and trade as well as defense and security. China has been Malaysia's largest trading partner since 2009, according to the Foreign Ministry.
Malaysia is China's eighth largest trading partner worldwide and the largest trading partner among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), largest source of imports and second largest export destination.
During the period from January to November 2015, Malaysia's total trade with China increased by 12 percent to $ 54.38 billion, compared with the corresponding period of 2014. The total exports increased by 11.6 percent to $ 24.02 billion, while imports grew 12.3 percent to $30.36 billion for the same period.
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