Published: 19:47, May 7, 2024 | Updated: 20:58, May 7, 2024
Envisioning stronger China-Malaysia relations
By Wang Zhan
(From left) Lee Heng Guie, executive director of the Social Economic Research Centre; Nixie Lam, member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China; moderator Stephen Lai, chairman of the Malaysia-China Greater Bay Area Technology and Innovation Alliance; Chin Yew Sin, president of Global BRI Strategy Research Centre; Joseph Adaikalam, chairman of Binary University; and Zhao Hai, research fellow at the National Strategy Institute of Tsinghua University, People's Republic of China gather for a panel discussion on the theme "Driving Future Bilateral Partnership between Malaysia and China" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

A group of panelists at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday discussed the deepening bilateral ties between China and Malaysia as the two countries mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations later this month. 

With the theme “Driving Future Bilateral Partnership between Malaysia and China”, the panel discussion brought together thought leaders and experts, including Member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China Nixie Lam; Social Economic Research Centre Executive Director Lee Heng Guie; and Chairman of the Malaysia-China Greater Bay Area Technology and Innovation Alliance Stephen Lai.

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China Daily’s Edmond Tang took the photos.

Nixie Lam, member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China, speaks during a panel discussion on the theme "Driving Future Bilateral Partnership between Malaysia and China" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Zhao Hai, research fellow at the National Strategy Institute of Tsinghua University, People's Republic of China, shares his views during a panel discussion on the theme "Driving Future Bilateral Partnership between Malaysia and China" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Joseph Adaikalam, chairman of Binary University, speaks during the panel discussion on the theme "Driving Future Bilateral Partnership between Malaysia and China" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Stephen Lai, chairman of the Malaysia-China Greater Bay Area Technology and Innovation Alliance, moderates the panel discussion on the theme "Driving Future Bilateral Partnership between Malaysia and China" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Lee Kim Yew, founder and advisor of Country Heights Group of Companies and first chairman of the Malaysia-China Business Council, speaks during the panel discussion on the theme "Driving Future Bilateral Partnership between Malaysia and China" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Lee Heng Guie, executive director of the Social Economic Research Centre, attends the panel discussion on the theme "Driving Future Bilateral Partnership between Malaysia and China" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)
Chin Yew Sin, president of Global BRI Strategy Research Centre, shares his thoughts during the panel discussion on the theme "Driving Future Bilateral Partnership between Malaysia and China" at the Malaysia-China Commemorative Forum, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 7, 2024. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)