China No.1 trade partner of Malaysia  

中国成为马来西亚最大的贸易国

马来西亚国际贸易及工业部副部长慕克力20日在国会下议院回答议员询问时表示，马中两国的双边贸易目前正处于最好的阶段，中国是大马最大的贸易国，大马也是中国自2008年以来，东南亚最大的贸易伙伴。

Kuala Lumpur (CNS) -- China is Malaysia's largest trade partner and Malaysia is China's largest trade partner in Southeast Asia, said Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir, Malaysia's Deputy Minister of International Trade and Industry, on Tuesday.

From January to August, bilateral trade volume between the two countries hit 118.3 billion ringgit (nearly US$39.43 billion), a year-on-year growth of 10.5 percent, said the deputy minister.

As of 2011, about 133 Chinese manufacturers have planned to set up factories in Malaysia, 14 of which gained approval from the government from January to July this year, he added.