#SHOWBIZ: The surprising story behind Tun Siti Hasmah's cameo In 'Upin & Ipin'

In 1993, during the official visit of Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali to China, a former Chinese lecturer named Sun Baoping met her in Beijing. Now 75, Sun still cherishes the memory of the encounter, which was preserved in a book personally signed by Dr Siti Hasmah. Sun, who was a Malay language lecturer at Beijing Foreign Studies University at the time, was assigned as a translator for Dr Siti Hasmah during her visit.

She recalled that Dr Siti Hasmah was wearing a bright and elegant outfit and was very approachable. Sun took out the signed book after the event and asked Dr Siti Hasmah to sign the title page, which she still keeps today. Dr Siti Hasmah passed away at the age of 100, and Sun's memory of their meeting remains vivid after three decades.