China's Zhu Rongji visits Malaysia

China's Zhu Rongji visits Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): China's vice-premier Zhu Rongji arrived yesterday for a five-day official visit to boost diplomatic ties between his country and Malaysia, the national Bernama news agency reported.

Zhu is scheduled to attend a state dinner hosted by Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and hold talks with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad later in the week, officials said.

Among items on his agenda are an economic briefing on Malaysia, a visit to national car plant Proton, an audience with King Tuanku Ja'afar and a tour of the southwestern Malacca and northern Penang states.