DPM Ahmad Zahid Arrives In China, To Attend GPSCFL Tomorrow

From Mohd Fharkhan Abdul Ghapar

SHANGHAI, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi arrived in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province in China today for a five-day working visit until Sept 12.

His flight touched down at Lianyungang Huaguoshan International Airport at 4.40 pm local time, where he was greeted by Malaysia’s Ambassador to China, Datuk Norman Muhamad.

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Tomorrow, Ahmad Zahid, who is also Minister of Rural and Regional Development, is scheduled to attend the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum Lianyungang (GPSCFL) 2024 and engage in discussions with State Councillor and Minister of Public Security, Wang Xiaohong.

Invited by Tsang Wai-Hung, Chairman of GPSCFL, and Chen Zinmin, President of the China Friendship Association, Ahmad Zahid will participate in the forum in Lianyungang from Sept 8 to 9.

Themed “Win-win Cooperation Under Significant Changes: Building a Global Community of Common Public Security,” the conference will bring together international leaders to tackle public security challenges.

Minister of Home Affairs Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail will also participate in the conference.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ahmad Zahid is also scheduled to visit Shanghai for the Malaysia-China Halal Business Forum, organised by Halal Development Corporation (HDC), which will feature halal industry players from both countries on Sept 10.

“He will also witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mara Aerospace & Technologies Sdn Bhd and Honeycomb Aerospace Technologies (Beijing) Co Ltd in the aviation sector,” the statement read.

For 15 consecutive years since 2009, China has been Malaysia’s largest global trading partner. In 2023, trade between the two countries was valued at RM450.84 billion (US$98.80 billion), accounting for 17.1 per cent of Malaysia’s global trade.

In the first half of 2024, trade reached RM234.09 billion (US$49.53 billion). In the first quarter of 2024 alone, 24 manufacturing projects were approved with a total investment of RM3.4 billion (US$717.7 million).

-- BERNAMA