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Anwar’s China Meetings Target Technology Investment and Skills Growth

Malaysia is pairing investment talks with skills development as Anwar Ibrahim meets Chinese technology leaders in Shanghai and Hangzhou.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Shanghai, 23 September 2026 – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is using a three-day working visit to Shanghai and Hangzhou to court high-impact investment, deepen technology relationships and promote Malaysia’s technical-skills agenda. His programme includes a roundtable with about 21 Chinese industry leaders, meetings with major technology and automotive groups, and a keynote address at the WorldSkills Conference 2026.

The business engagement comes as China remains Malaysia’s largest trading partner for a seventeenth consecutive year. Bilateral trade reached US$113.82 billion, or RM456.68 billion, from January through August 2026. That scale gives both governments a strong commercial base, but Malaysia is seeking investment that builds domestic capability rather than simply expanding trade volumes.

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