Meet Tang Yan Joo: a Malaysian economics student at Tsinghua University with big dreams for her homeland's collaboration with China through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). 'The BRI isn't just railways and factories – it's about building bridges between cultures and opportunities for my generation,' she told NewspaperAmigo.com.
Malaysia's East Coast Rail Link and Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park have already brought 12,000+ jobs and transformed freight logistics. Now, Tang wants to use her Beijing education to supercharge economic ties: 'Imagine Malaysian durian exporters teaming up with Chinese e-commerce giants – that's the future I want to create!'
With 60+ countries participating in BRI projects, young professionals like Tang are becoming Asia's new economic diplomats. Who needs business cards when you've got cross-border ambition?
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