KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 20 -- Malaysia's export-led industrialisation policy remains the economic model of choice to drive sustainable growth and prosperity, said Bagan MP Lim Guan Eng.

Lim said this following Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz's statement in Parliament on October 16, where the minister reaffirmed the government's commitment to the export-driven approach.

He said the policy has helped lift millions of Malaysians out of poverty, adding that foreign investment under the model provided the financial resources needed for development while enabling the country to progress from low-cost manufacturing to high-value innovation.

Lim also noted that China's remarkable success in lifting 800 mi...