Published: 20:59, May 7, 2024 | Updated: 21:20, May 7, 2024
Building on the milestones in China-Malaysia ties
By Wang Zhan
(From left) Dominic Lee Tsz-king, member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China; Koh Tsu Koon, chairman of the board of governors of Wawasan Open; Wang Dong, executive director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, and professor at the School of International Studies, Peking University; moderator Mohamed Iqbal Rawther, deputy chairman of KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific and chairman of the Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur; Abdul Majid Khan, president of the Malaysia-China Friendship Association and a former  Malaysian ambassador to China; K.S. Nathan, senior research fellow at the Asia-Europe Institute; and Oh Ei Sun, senior advisor at Singapore Institute for International Affairs; attend the panel discussion on "Enhancing Malaysia-China Partnership Building for the Past 50 Years" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur on May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

The Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday featured a panel discussion on enhancing partnership building between China and Malaysia.

With the theme "Enhancing Malaysia-China Partnership Building for the Past 50 Years", the session brought together experts and stakeholders, including Mohamed Iqbal Rawther, deputy chairman of KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific and Chairman of the Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur; Abdul Majid Khan, president of the Malaysia-China Friendship Association and a former Malaysian ambassador to China; and Dominic Lee Tsz-king, member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.

Wee Ka Siong, president of the Malaysian Chinese Association and a former minister of transport of Malaysia, gave the closing address at the forum. 

China and Malaysia will mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations later this month.

Dominic Lee Tsz-king, a member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, speaks during the panel discussion on "Enhancing Malaysia-China Partnership Building for the Past 50 Years" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur on May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Koh Tsu Koon, chairman of the board of governors of Wawasan Open, speaks during the panel discussion on "Enhancing Malaysia-China Partnership Building for the Past 50 Years" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur on May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Wang Dong, executive director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding and professor at the School of International Studies, Peking University, shares his views during the panel discussion on "Enhancing Malaysia-China Partnership Building for the Past 50 Years" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur on May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Mohamed Iqbal Rawther, deputy chairman of KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific and chairman of the Economic Club of Kuala Lumpur, moderates the panel discussion on "Enhancing Malaysia-China Partnership Building for the Past 50 Years" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur on May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
 K.S. Nathan, senior research fellow at the Asia-Europe Institute, speaks during the panel discussion on the theme "Enhancing Malaysia-China Partnership Building for the Past 50 Years" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur on May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Oh Ei Sun, senior advisor at the Singapore Institute for International Affairs, shares his thoughts during the panel discussion on the theme "Enhancing Malaysia-China Partnership Building for the Past 50 Years" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur on May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Wee Ka Siong, president of the Malaysian Chinese Association and a former minister of transport of Malaysia, delivers the closing address at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur on May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)