A Malaysian four-wheel-drive vehicle team left Kuala Lumpur on
Monday, starting a friendship journey to China.
The convoy consisting of 23 four-wheel-drive vehicles and 88
people will spend 15 days and travel more than 6,000 kilometers
through Thailand, Laos to China, according to the Malaysian Chinese
Association (MCA) Youth, the organizer of the event.
This is the second such expedition organized by MCA Youth after
it launched the first one in 2004.
The second "Journey of Friendship II" is aimed at further
strengthening and expanding the success in 2004, the MCA Youth
said.
The Malaysian expedition team is expected to stop over at cities
in four provinces in southern China to promote political, economic
and cultural exchanges and dialogues between the MCA youth and
local government bodies and other organizations.
The Malaysian team also shoulder a mission to promote Malaysia's
tourism during its journey, the MCA Youth said.
The team will arrive in Zhongshan, Guangdong Province of China
on May 29 to end its journey and then travel to Macao, China, from
where they will return to Malaysia by air.
(Xinhua News Agency May 15, 2006)
