PM to undertake 4-day working visit to China tomorrow

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim will undertake a working visit to China from Nov 4 to 7 at the invitation of Premier Li Qiang, to attend the 7th China International Import Expo in Shanghai.

Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement today said this year, Malaysia has been honoured as the Country of Honour at the expo.

Anwar will be accompanied by Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Investment, Trade, and Industry Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz, and Human Resources Minister Steven Sim Chee Keong.

In Shanghai, the prime minister is scheduled to meet Li to deliberate on bilateral matters following their meeting in Putrajaya on June 19.

“They are also expected to exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual concern and interest,” the Foreign Minister said in the statement.

The expo is an initiative by China’s government to provide a platform for countries involved in its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to promote and export products and services to the country.

During the opening ceremony of the expo in Shanghai, Anwar is to deliver a speech as well as officiate the Malaysia Pavilion and the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM) Pavilion.

The prime minister will also participate in various one-on-one business meetings and hold a roundtable session with captains of industry from China, it added.

Anwar is also set to visit Beijing for two days from Nov 6, where he is scheduled to pay a courtesy call to President Xi Jinping.

He will also deliver a talk entitled “Bridging Futures: Strengthening Malaysia-China Relations and Asean Centrality in a Shifting Global Order” at Peking University and visit the Huawei Executive Briefing Centre.

“This visit will enhance the strong bilateral ties as Malaysia and China celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year,” said the ministry.

For 15 consecutive years since 2009, China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner globally.

In 2023, total trade with China was valued at RM450.84 billion (US$98.80 billion), contributing 17.1 percent of Malaysia’s global trade.

As of September 2024, the recorded total trade was RM355.15 billion (US$76.72 billion).

In the first half of 2024, a total of 15 manufacturing projects were implemented with investment totalling RM1.2 billion (US$252.5 million).

- Bernama

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