Malaysia’s PM hopes to improve his image with China trip

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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2015 file photo, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak, left, talks with China's President Xi Jinping as they arrive for a family photo with other leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila, Philippines. Following Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent visit to China, Malaysia's prime minister is the latest leader of a state that claims territory in the South China Sea to travel to Beijing. Najib arrives in the Chinese capital on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016 for a six-day visit to the country whose claims to virtually the entire strategic waterbody overlaps with areas that Malaysia says belong to it. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

BEIJING – Malaysia’s prime minister, who is embattled at home because of a financial scandal that prompted a U.S. government investigation, is visiting Beijing this week. Analysts say he hopes to woo new investment and bolster his image back home as he is shunned by Western leaders.

Prime Minister Najib Razak will meet with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and third-ranking official Zhang Dejiang, the head of the legislature, during his trip, which began Monday and ends Sunday.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry says they will exchange views on the China-Malaysia relationship, other issues of common interest and witness the signing of bilateral co-operation agreements in a “broad range” of areas.

Najib has been implicated in a U.S. government investigation into massive fraud in a Malaysian investment fund that he founded.

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