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Malaysia onboard for China's Maritime SIlk Road concept

Malaysia has come out in support of China's 21st century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) concept local reports quoted Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai as saying on a trip to China.

Vincent Wee, Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

January 27, 2015

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“We have identified a few ports in Malaysia to be part of the MSR,” he said after meetings with the Chinese Transport Ministry and Foreign Affairs Ministry. Liow noted that the close ties between the two countries have also resulted in cooperation in the transportation field, including railway projects and purchase of trains from China.

“Such cooperation will help boost the economy of Malaysia,” said Liow, who added that he also looked forward to more Chinese investment in Malaysia.

Among big recent Chinese investments in Malaysia are at the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) as well as in Kuantan Port on Malaysia's less developed east coast.

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Vincent Wee

Hong Kong and South East Asia Correspondent

Vincent Wee is Seatrade's Hong Kong correspondent covering Hong Kong and South China while also making use of his Malay language skills to cover the Malaysia and Indonesia markets. He has gained a keen insight and extensive knowledge of the offshore oil and gas markets gleaned while covering major rig builders and offshore supply vessel providers.

Vincent has been a journalist for over 15 years, spending the bulk of his career with Singapore's biggest business daily the Business Times, and covering shipping and logistics since 2007. Prior to that he spent several years working for Brunei's main English language daily as well as various other trade publications.

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