The Malaysian delegates pose for a group photo at Alibaba's Xixi Park in Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang province, on March 4. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]

A 30-member Malaysian delegation from over 20 government departments visited the Xixi Park of Alibaba Group in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, on March 4, in a bid to seek lessons from Chinese experiences with the digital economy and empower the digital transformation of the country.

In 2017, China's e-commerce giant Alibaba group inked an agreement with the Malaysian government to jointly build a Digital Free Trade Zone (DFTZ) in Malaysia, Alibaba's first overseas Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) facility aiming to promote the growth of small and medium enterprises involved in e-commerce.

"Digital trade represents the future. We not only hope to develop warehousing logistics, trade and commerce through eWTP, but more importantly, the new way of doing business will bring new vitality and opportunities to Malaysia," Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Darell Leiking told the reporters.

He hoped that through the trip, Malaysian government departments at all levels can have a better understanding of the eWTP and grow into a trainer from a trainee by bringing back the seeds of China's digital experiences.