PARLIAMENT The blossoming relationship between Malaysia and China is not a tale of unrequited love, but rather, a tale as old as time, or so says a deputy minister.

Deputy Foreign Minister Reezal Merican Naina Merican said the modern relationship began in 1974 and since then both Malaysia and China have been there for each other.

“When China was a closed economy and its growth was not that high, among the first entrepreneurs to open up business there is (Malaysian sugar tycoon) Robert Kuok. This had a huge impact.