Justifying Wee’s appointment as investment adviser for companies from China

Ayer Hitam MP Datuk Seri Ir Dr Wee Ka Siong was appointed as investment adviser for nationals and companies from China in Malaysia by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday.

The appointment was made when Ahmad Zahid officiated MCA’s annual general assembly at the San Choon Hall, Wisma MCA.

While many on social media platform viewed the appointment as a political one to appease the BN component that is not in the Cabinet, there are other reasons that is taken into account too.

First of, this is not the first time a senior party leader from BN gets appointed to take up investment related appointments.

Former MIC president the late Tun Dr S Samy Vellu was appointed Special Envoy of Infrastructure to India and Southern Asia, with ministerial rank, to aid Malaysian companies gain an edge on infrastructure projects in 2011.

Secondly, MCA’s Wee is the perfect candidate for the task at hand because MCA has its own Belt & Road Center as early as 2016.

It is now known as People’s Republic of China Affairs & Belt and Road Initiative committee that is led by vice president Datuk Tan Teik Cheng.

It goes to show that the party has been promoting closer trade ties between Putrajaya and Beijing.

The Belt & Road Initiative is Beijing’s global infrastructure policy that underlines China’s investment policies which targets over 150 nations since 2013.

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