Published: 11:19, May 7, 2024 | Updated: 18:39, May 7, 2024
Forum heralds 50th anniversary celebrations of M'sia-China ties
By Yang Han in Kuala Lumpur
(From left) Datuk Seri Mohamed Iqbal Rawther, deputy chairman of KSI Strategic Institute For Asia Pacific and chairman of Economic Club Of Kuala Lumpur; Zhou Li, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group and publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Hong Kong; Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, president of KSI Strategic Institute For Asia Pacific; YB Tuan Haji Akmal Nasrullah Bin Mohd Nasir, Malaysia’s deputy minister of energy transition and water transformation; Ouyang Yujing, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of China to Malaysia; Datuk Alvin Tee, executive director of Malaysia-China Business Council; and Chan Seng Fatt, CEO of Star Media Group Bhd, pose for photos during the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
The Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum opened on May 7 in Kuala Lumpur as the two countries will celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations later this month.
Aiming to explore ways to enhance China-Malaysia relations, the forum brought together government, business, academic and think tank leaders, together with speakers — including Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing and Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Energy Transition and Water Transformation Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir — to discuss how to deepen the bilateral partnership and the future of Asia.
Ouyang Yujing, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of China to Malaysia, delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Zhou Li, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group and publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Hong Kong, delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
The forum is co-organized by China Daily, Kuala Lumpur-based think tank KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, and the Malaysia-China Business Council
The forum is co-organized by China Daily, Kuala Lumpur-based think tank KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific, and the Malaysia-China Business Council. Nearly 300 delegates from both countries attended the event.
Melaka Governor Mohd Ali Rustam will attend the forum and present the Special Malaysia-China Business Excellence Awards.
Tan Sri Michael Yeoh, president of KSI Strategic Institute For Asia Pacific, speaks at the opening ceremony of the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)YB Tuan Haji Akmal Nasrullah Bin Mohd Nasir, Malaysia’s deputy minister of energy transition and water transformation, gives an opening keynote address during the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations on May 31, 1974, China and Malaysia have witnessed important cooperation results in various fields, and bilateral relations have developed steadily.
(From left) Dominic Lee Tsz-king, member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; Ouyang Yujing, ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of China to Malaysia; Zhou Li, deputy editor-in-chief of China Daily Group and publisher and editor-in-chief of China Daily Hong Kong; and Nixie Lam Lam, member of the Legislative Council of the HKSAR, pose for photos during the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Attendees read copies of China Daily during the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)Guests at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
China has been Malaysia’s biggest trading partner for 15 years in a row and Malaysia is China’s second-largest trading partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The two countries’ cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative has yielded fruitful results in infrastructure, digital economy, green development and new energy vehicles.
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