•Tan Sri has served as the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of Malaysia, Malaysia Federal Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Malaysia Federal Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Malaysia Federal Minister of Transport and the President of Malaysian Chinese Association. From 1991 to 1995, he was elected as an Executive Committee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

 

•In recent years, he has actively leveraged chambers of commerce and think tanks as platforms to promote the interconnection and cultural interaction among the countries that welcome “Belt and Road” initiatives. He has also founded the Center for New Inclusive Asia (CNIA) and a Global Partner of the Belt and Road Studies Network (BRSN), an official alliance of international think tanks with research interest in Belt and Road Initiative launched by China at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in April 2019.

 

•The Malaysia China Silk Route Business Chamber led by Tan Sri was also a platform that interacts with China trade actively. During the raging epidemic in Wuhan, it played a significant role in mobilizing personal protective equipment (PPE) and actively helping China. Later, in the early stage of the epidemic in Malaysia, it served as a window for many Chinese provinces and cities to distribute PPE items to Malaysia.