China-Malaysia ties continue to prosper
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and China remain committed to continue strengthening their bilateral relations despite the change of government in Malaysia.
Both Malaysia and China also agreed that small issues should not affect the relations between both countries that go back hundreds of years.
This was the main message being conveyed during the courtesy call of the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Malaysia Bai Tian on Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail in Parliament on Thursday, said a statement issued by the Deputy Prime Minister’s office yesterday.
Dr Wan Azizah said the relationship between both countries had grown from strength to strength.
“Now we have more robust dealings with each other in the sphere of the nation and also women. We want more empowerment and advancement for women,” she said.
Meanwhile, Bai said China and Malaysia have a historical friendship going back many years, with the exchange of people dated back to ancient times of Admiral Cheng Ho’s historical visit to the Straits of Melaka.
“So whatever challenges that are taking place in politics, the exchange between the two people will always be there,” he said.
These, he said, were the fundamentals of the relationship between the two nations.
“So let us further strengthen the people-to-people exchanges and cross-cultural communications because if you have more exchanges, you will get to know the beauty of each other’s cultures and beliefs. We can learn from each other so that we can help each other to survive,” he said.
Bai suggested organising exchanges between Malaysian women federations and those in China so that “these sisters can learn from each other".