Malta will be the first EU country to sign a medium-term cooperation agreement with China when the Prime Minister flies to Beijing on Tuesday.

According to the government, the five-year memorandum of understanding announced on Thursday has already sparked interest from other European countries seeking to tap similar deals.

“We have been approached by four other European countries asking what this deal will entail to see how they can follow suit,” a government spokesman said when contacted.

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