exclusive | Mahathir’s Malaysia still ‘open for business’ with China despite stalled rail link: top trade official Dr Ong Kian Ming

• Upheaval over Beijing-financed projects such as the ECRL has not affected bilateral trade, says deputy minister of international trade and industry
• Dr Ong Kian Ming prefers to view economic ties in terms of the countries’ total trade volume, which reached a record high of US$108.6 billion in 2018