The Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas will be leading a palm oil, rubber and timber promotion mission to the People's Republic of China from Sept 12 to 17, Bernama reported Wednesday. The objective of this mission is to strengthen bilateral trade in palm oil, rubber and timber products and to discuss with private sector representatives possible areas in which to further strengthen business linkages between China and Malaysia, the minister said in a statement.