China, Malaysia strengthen ties ahead of ASEAN-GCC-China Summit as Chinese Premier Li Qiang is on an official visit to Malaysia.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang expressed on Monday that China is prepared to collaborate closely with Malaysia to enhance exchanges and cooperation across multiple sectors. He emphasized their joint goal of ushering in a new “Golden 50 Years” in bilateral relations, based on principles of mutual respect, trust, equality, and shared benefits.
Li made these remarks during a meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
Recalling President Xi Jinping’s recent state visit to Malaysia, Li noted that both nations agreed to establish a high-level strategic China-Malaysia community with a shared future and outlined a clear strategic path for strengthening bilateral ties. He affirmed China’s commitment to working with Malaysia to implement the key outcomes of this historic visit.
Li highlighted China’s willingness to maintain close high-level interactions with Malaysia, deepen strategic communication, and solidify political trust as a foundation for the China-Malaysia community with a shared future.
He encouraged both countries to expand trade and investment cooperation, particularly in advanced sectors such as the digital economy, green technologies, and artificial intelligence. Li also advocated promoting integrated development of industrial, supply, and value chains, and advancing major projects like the “Two Countries, Twin Parks” and the East Coast Rail Link to boost economic growth within their partnership.
Li said China is ready to effectively implement the mutual visa exemption agreement with Malaysia, and deepen people-to-people and cultural exchanges in areas like culture, education, health, and sports, to strengthen the bond between their communities.
He further urged organizing Confucian-Islamic civilizational dialogues and other cultural initiatives to create a platform for exchange that extends beyond the two countries and benefits the wider region.
In response to rising unilateralism, protectionism, and a slow global economic recovery, Li stressed that China, ASEAN, and the Gulf Cooperation Council should enhance cooperation to uphold open regionalism and genuine multilateralism.
He underscored the special importance of the ASEAN-GCC-China Summit, pointing out Malaysia’s dual role as ASEAN’s rotating chair and the summit’s host. Li expressed China’s readiness to collaborate with Malaysia to leverage the summit for closer economic cooperation among the three parties, fostering global cooperation and development, defending free trade and the multilateral trading system, and addressing global challenges together to contribute stability in a turbulent world.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim acknowledged China as a strong neighbor and partner, calling Xi Jinping’s recent visit a major success. He reaffirmed Malaysia’s commitment to fully implement the visit’s outcomes, expand cooperation in trade and investment, and scale up key projects like the “Two Countries, Twin Parks” and the East Coast Rail Link, while broadening collaboration in new energy, finance, resources, AI, and people’s livelihoods.
Anwar emphasized Malaysia’s firm support for multilateralism and China’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
He concluded by stating Malaysia’s readiness to work with China to ensure successful outcomes at the inaugural ASEAN-GCC-China Summit.
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