China Press, 8 Oct 2014
(Kuala Lumpur 7/10) China’s State Councillor Yang Jiechi points out today that Malaysia and China should offer priority to corporates of both countries to join “meaningful” basic infrastructure collaboration project. China believes that bilateral trade volume of both countries would be able to achieve the target of USD160 billion (about RM512 billion) in 2017.
He points out that China ensures the target sum would be achieved while all signs are showing positive signals. Both countries have similar commitment.
Yang says this in a joint press conference after meeting Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin.
Yang does not mention clearly what are those meaningful basic infrastructure projects. He also does not touch on sovereignty claim on South China Sea.
Enhance mutual understanding
However, Hishammuddin stresses during the press conference that both countries should build good relations on defence, enhance mutual understanding to face possible problems on sensitive areas.
He says our government will actively promote collaboration of both countries in defence industry. In future, collaboration can be enhanced to combat militants.
He reveals that mutual trust between Malaysia and China is built through frequent mutual visits of both countries where both are willing to establish regional stability.
“Our bilateral ties with China are not only built on trade and economy, politics, geographical politics, military and enforcement collaboration but also on mutual visits by people.”
He says Kuala Lumpur and Beijing’s ties can be extended to Guangzhou and Malacca to have more economic investment. In addition, collaboration ties can also be established with political parties to groom young leaders who understand all kinds of challenges faced by both countries in future.
“I am happy that you are here to visit. I believe matters that we agree should be carried out in concrete move to navigate jointly on this path to establish security and stability.”
He points out that collaboration on MH370 is a good proof. Such collaboration does not have any other agenda but for transparency and pursuit of truth.
Yang Jiechi: China encourages its citizens to visit Malaysia
Yang points out that the Chinese Government encourages Chinese tourists to visit Malaysia. The traditional ties of two countries are built on people interacting with each other.
He says China encourages students of two countries to have educational exchange. Currently about 10,000 Chinese students are studying in Malaysia while 6,000 Malaysian students are studying in China.
He reiterates that the Chinese Government supports Malaysia to be the host for ASEAN in 2015 on rotation basis. China has good ties with ASEAN countries and believes that China would have closer collaboration with ASEAN when Malaysia is the rotating host of ASEAN.
He welcomes Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib’s visit to China to attend the meeting of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in November. By then both sides would have bilateral meeting. The face to face meetings between Malaysian and Chinese leaders are important in terms of maintaining ties.
He said both countries should deepen strategic partnership ties in a comprehensive manner. Interaction between senior leaders should continue and at the same time, both sides should be creatively and proactively promote people, businessmen and scientific researchers of two countries to interact so that economic collaboration, including the small and medium industry, is mobilised.
“This is the 40th anniversary of establishing ties between China and Malaysia. Leaders of both countries are visiting each other. Xi Jinping visited Malaysia last year and the Malaysian King has also visited China in recent month.”
Lastly, Yang described that his visit to Malaysia is fruitful.
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