Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will be meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang separately when he visits Beijing for the Belt and Road Initiative Summit next week, said the Chinese ambassador to Malaysia on Thursday.

Mahathir will attend the summit opening on April 26, and speak at a discussion and a high-level meeting the next day, according to local media.

Last September, Mahathir said that he believed the billionaire businessman, who is wanted in several jurisdictions, was hiding in China. In January, Inspector-General Mohamad Fuzi Harun from the Royal Malaysian Police told reporters they were in contact with Interpol and Chinese authorities in an effort to track him down.

Bai Tian told reporters Chinese authorities had searched for Low last year at the Malaysian government’s behest, but did not find him. He added Beijing was ready to act if any new information was found.

“According to the information provided by the Malaysian side … (we) have done a very thorough and detailed search, but sorry to say [we didn’t find him],” national news agency Bernama reported.

Low is believed to be the mastermind behind the 1MDB global financial scandal, which has seen several elected representatives and allies of the former ruling coalition, Barisan Nasional, charged in court with abuse of power, money-laundering, and corruption.

Low is wanted by the US Department of Justice for conspiring to launder billions of dollars from the fund and bribing officials to turn a blind eye to misappropriations. He also has arrest warrants in Singapore and Malaysia.

Over the past few months, officials from the Pakatan Harapan coalition, which took power last May, have flip-flopped over the controversial US$15 billion East Coast Rail Link project, with the premier saying the plans would “impoverish” the nation.

“Malaysia and China’s relation appears to enter another rosy stretch with the resumption of ECRL. We would look forward to more FDI [foreign direct investment] from China,” said analyst Oh Ei Sun.

“Malaysia constitutes an almost indispensable element in China’s Belt and Road Initiative. China is Malaysia’s largest trading partner and hopefully more investments would be forthcoming,” Oh said.