KUALA LUMPUR: It is 40 years since former Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein made his inaugural visit to China and members of the original delegation who accompanied him recall it as one of their proudest moments.
Datuk Abdul Rahman Rahim, who was attached with the Commission of Malaysia in Hong Kong then, was tasked with preparing for the historic visit in 1974.
“We had our officials from the Foreign Ministry, Information Ministry and Home Affairs Ministry meeting officials from China and detailed all the arrangements.
“After the historic visit, I was assigned to the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing. I helped open the …
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