His Excellency Chai Xi, the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Malaysia, discusses:

-- his tenure here in Malaysia and the changes he's seen -- substantial bilateral achievements this year

-- trade and economic co-operation between Malaysia and China

-- the imbalance in bilateral investment and what can be done to narrow the gap

-- an update on the joint-venture project between Malaysia and China: Qinzhou Industrial Park in China and its sister industrial park in Kuantan

-- challenges in investing in China, in terms of intellectual property protection and bureaucracy

-- the overlapping claims over waters and islands in the South China Sea and how this could affect ties between Malaysia and China

-- China's preference to resolve competing claims bilaterally, as opposed to having multilateral or regional talks

-- US elections and which presidential candidate would be better for US-China relations

-- China's once-in-a-decade leadership changes happening on Thursday

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