Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad (3rd R) signs a plaque at the launch of Malaysia's first commodities e-commerce trading platform in Putrajaya, Malaysia, May 2, 2019. Malaysia is ideally placed to be the trade gateway for commodities trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)