Thread by @BernamaTV

• In 2020, China remained as Malaysia’s largest export destination, total export to China expanded to USD$37.92 billion and contributed 16.2 pct of Malaysia’s total exports. — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri

• Future ASEAN-China cooperation should intensifying open trade and investment, strengthen RCEP and cross border ‘travel bubble’. — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri

• It is timely for both ASEAN and China to promote cooperation in digital economy partnership, thus, facilitating the acceleration of technology adoption among SMEs. — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri

• Removing unnecessary trade barriers and rolling-back on restrictive trade measures will enable economic growth rates to be closer to pre-pandemic level. — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri

• RCEP provides immense opportunities to bolster regional supply chains, which is imperative for seamless integration into the global economy. — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri

• Mutual recognition of vaccination certification documents is another fertile area for collaboration between ASEAN and China. — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri

• Common initiatives regrading travel bubble, quarantine arrangements could be explored between ASEAN and China. — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri

• ASEAN-China cooperation: Cross border ‘travel bubble’ is vital for recovery. — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri

• ASEAN is actively developing a travel corridor arrangement framework to facilitate cross-border trade, investments. — Prime Minister Ismail Sabri