Kuala Lumpur, July 11 (AseanAll) — On July 10, 2025, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan in Kuala Lumpur.
Wang Yi said that in April this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a successful state visit to Malaysia, during which the two sides announced the building of a high-level strategic China-Malaysia community with a shared future, marking an important milestone in the history of bilateral relations. The two sides should work together to deliver on the important common understandings reached between the leaders of the two countries, put into practice the Belt and Road cooperation plan, strengthen cooperation on economy, trade, investment and connectivity, advance key projects such as the East Coast Rail Link and the "Two Countries, Twin Parks", deepen cooperation in frontier areas, seize the opportunities of the new industrial revolution, and jointly build a regional highland for cooperation on new quality productive forces. The two sides should continue to successfully hold the "Confucian-Islamic Civilizational Dialogue" and ensure the implementation of the mutual visa exemption agreement that will soon come into effect to strengthen people-to-people exchanges and consolidate the public foundation. China is ready to work with Malaysia to consolidate political mutual trust, deepen the integration of interests, enhance strategic coordination, carry forward everlasting friendship, and turn the roadmap drawn up by the two leaders into real projects step by step, so as to bring more benefits to the two peoples and contribute more to regional peace, stability and prosperity.
Wang Yi said that China and ASEAN are good neighbors, good friends and good partners. China and ASEAN have fully completed negotiations on the Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area, taking concrete actions to expand the common market and safeguard free trade. The United States has imposed high tariffs on ASEAN countries simply based on a single letter, which is a typical act of unilateralism and bullying that no country would recognize or support. China's resolute countermeasures are not only to safeguard its own interests, but also to defend the common interests of all countries, including ASEAN member states. China is ready to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN to jointly uphold the multilateral trading system, keep global industrial and supply chains stable, and promote a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization.
Mohamad Hasan said that Malaysia-China relations are now at their best in history. In a world full of uncertainties, it is timely to strengthen Malaysia-China and ASEAN-China cooperation. Malaysia cherishes the friendship between the two countries and firmly adheres to the one-China policy. Malaysia supports the three major global initiatives put forth by Chinese President Xi Jinping and is willing to deepen practical cooperation with China in economy, trade and investment, infrastructure, digital economy, green development and other areas. Under the current circumstances, it is clear who is a true friend. In the face of tariffs and other issues, Malaysia will not just consider its own interests, nor will it sacrifice the interests of third parties, as that is not the ASEAN way. As the ASEAN's rotating chair and the Country Coordinator for ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations, Malaysia will work to further strengthen ASEAN-China cooperation and promote regional peace, stability and prosperity.
