Malaysia’s Anwar to visit China next month with an eye on building trade ties

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is planning a visit to China next month – his first in over a year – as the Southeast Asian country looks to deepen trade ties with Beijing. According to people familiar with the planning, Anwar is slated to make a three-day visit to China in late September at the invitation of Premier Li Qiang, with stops in Shanghai and Hangzhou. The trip does not include a stop in Beijing. His itinerary is still being finalised, sources told the South China Morning Post,