Beijing, September 4th—Song Tao, Minister of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, met here today with a study group of parliament members of Malaysia’s ruling coalition headed by Nga Kor Ming, Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat and Deputy Secretary-General of Democratic Action Party (DAP) of Malaysia.

Song said that since the establishment of diplomatic ties 45 years ago, China-Malaysia relations have maintained an overall steady momentum of development, with pragmatic cooperation in various fields being continuously promoted. Over the past year, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad met twice, charting the course for the development of bilateral relations and opening up broader prospects for our joint efforts in building the Belt and Road Initiative. Political parties are the source of the formulation of domestic and foreign policies. The CPC is ready to work with all political parties of the ruling coalition of Malaysia to strengthen exchanges and mutual trust, consolidate the political foundation of bilateral relations and push for greater development of bilateral cooperation in various fields. The world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. China and Malaysia live in an increasingly complex international and regional environment. It is particularly necessary to stay the course without any doubts, maintain the momentum of positive development of bilateral relations, jointly oppose unilateralism and trade protectionism, and promote peace, stability and development of Asia and the world at large.

Nga said that Malaysia is the first ASEAN country to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. The political parties of the Malaysia’s ruling coalition attach great importance to developing friendly relations with the CPC and are willing to learn the CPC’s experience party governance and state administration to enhance mutual understanding and political mutual trust. Malaysia has high expectations for strengthening exchanges and cooperation with China in the fields of education and tourism and hopes to promote the people-to-people bonds and advance the continuous development of bilateral friendly cooperation.

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