On the afternoon of November 7, 2024, President Xi Jinping met with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Malaysia are not only good neighbors facing each other across the sea, but also good friends with a shared vision and good partners for common development. During Anwar Ibrahim's first visit to China after taking office as Prime Minister in March last year, President Xi Jinping and he reached important common understandings on jointly building a China-Malaysia community with a shared future. Over the past year and more, the two sides have maintained close exchanges and interactions at all levels, advanced mutually beneficial cooperation in various fields with high quality, and brought tangible benefits to the two peoples. At present, both China and Malaysia are at a critical stage of national development and revitalization. The two sides should take the celebration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the China-Malaysia Year of Friendship as an opportunity to deepen and solidify the China-Malaysia community with a shared future, help each achieve their development goals, and make new and greater contributions to regional prosperity and stability.
Xi Jinping stressed that the two sides should develop a high-level strategic partnership, continue to maintain close high-level exchanges, deepen exchanges on the experience of governance, enhance political mutual trust, and firmly support each other on issues of core interests and major concerns. China supports Malaysia in upholding strategic independence and choosing a development path suited to its national conditions. The two sides should synergize development strategies, deepen all-round and mutually beneficial cooperation, continue to promote high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, jointly implement flagship projects such as the "Two Countries, Twin Parks", foster new growth areas of cooperation including digital economy, artificial intelligence and new energy, and explore the establishment of exchange and cooperation mechanisms for poverty reduction. China welcomes the Malaysian side to make good use of the platform of the China International Import Expo to bring more Malaysian quality and specialty products to China. China is ready to deepen exchanges and cooperation with Malaysia in higher education, culture, tourism, youth and at the subnational level, and strengthen bonds of friendship between the two peoples. Both sides should advocate for the coexistence of diverse civilizations, harmony and inclusiveness, practice the Asian values of peace, cooperation, inclusiveness, and integration, and promote the common development of Chinese and Islamic civilizations through mutual learning and exchanges.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the world is currently facing a complex and intertwined period of turmoil and has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation. As important representatives of developing countries and emerging economies in Asia, China and Malaysia should strengthen communication and cooperation on international and regional issues, firmly support each other, jointly oppose protectionism, advance trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, advocate an equal and orderly multi-polar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, push for the reform and improvement of the global governance system, and uphold international fairness, justice and the common interests of developing countries. China supports Malaysia in assuming the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) next year, and supports ASEAN centrality and strategic independence, to maintain the mainstream of regional cooperation in development.
Anwar Ibrahim said that President Xi Jinping has put forward important concepts such as building a community with a shared future for mankind, advocated for inclusiveness and mutual learning among different civilizations, and put forward far-ranging opinions and suggestions on leading and promoting "BRICS Plus" cooperation, which reflects his deep commitment, wisdom and sense of responsibility for the progress of human civilization and the interests and well-being of people, and represents the common aspirations of the Global South. The Malaysian side highly appreciates and supports President Xi Jinping's foresight and proposals. The Malaysian government is committed to further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership with China and strengthening cooperation in such areas as information technology, digital economy and energy. Malaysia admires China's remarkable achievements in poverty reduction and looks forward to learning from China's experience in governance. Malaysia and China share the same ideas and similar positions on multiple major international and regional issues. Malaysia sticks to strategic independence, and is willing to maintain close multilateral coordination with China to safeguard regional peace, stability, development and prosperity.
Wang Yi was present at the meeting.
