China and Malaysia put Asian values to the fore

Although 93, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has shown great interest in the latest achievements of China's technology companies during his ongoing visit to China.

That may explain why he toured the campus of online shopping giant Alibaba Group in Hangzhou and watched an outdoor performance of state-of-the-art drones produced by DJI prior to his meetings with top Chinese leaders in Beijing during his five-day visit to China that ends on Tuesday.

Mahathir has said that adopting technology from countries such as China is crucial to achieving the economic reform he has promised to deliver. "We'd like to tap your idea of modern technology for the benefit of the people (in Malaysia)," he told Alibaba founder and chairman Jack Ma on Saturday after a briefing on its latest ventures.