As the government and the private sector seek a road map out of the twin crisis - Covid-19 pandemic and global recession - the question of the recent rise in China’s involvement in our economy becomes important to understand. Melisa Idris and Sharaad Kuttan speak to Terence Gomez, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Universiti Malaya and Cheong Kee Cheok, Senior Fellow, Institute of China Studies, on of four co-authors of 'China in Malaysia: State-Business Relations and the New Order of Investment Flows'.