KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 — Malaysia has invited China’s one-stop e-commerce platform, JD.com, to consider investing in Selangor Aeropark’s Smart Warehouse, a move aimed at further consolidating Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s (KLIA) position as a regional logistics hub.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke said such an investment would provide greater efficiency and support for Malaysian and ASEAN products in accessing the Chinese market.
During a one-to-one engagement with JD.com, he highlighted Malaysia’s aspiration to develop KLIA into a major air cargo hub for the ASEAN region, fully aligned with JD.com’s strategy to expand its trade network across ASEAN and China.
“In my meeting with JD.com, I reaffirmed Malaysia’s commitment to advancing the cooperation between KLIA and Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, as outlined in a joint statement between both countries following President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Malaysia in April this year,” said Loke in a Facebook post.
Both sides shared the vision of establishing a seamless “Air Silk Road” between ASEAN and China, through comprehensive collaboration in civil aviation and logistics, he noted.
Loke joined Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on a four-day working visit to Beijing, engaging in a series of strategic discussions with top Chinese industry leaders to enhance investment and explore new collaboration opportunities.
JD.com, a member of the NASDAQ 100 and Fortune Global 500 company, is China’s largest e-commerce retailer, serving over 580 million shoppers across China. Its technology-driven fulfilment infrastructure allows 90 per cent of orders to be delivered within the same or next day.
