SEPANG: China’s Premier Li Qiang arrived in Malaysia as we speak to start his three-day official visit, marking his first journey to the nation since assuming the put up in March final 12 months.
The Air China plane carrying Li and his delegation touched down on the Bunga Raya Complex of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 8.44 pm.
Among those that welcomed him had been the Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing, Transport Minister Anthony Loke and Malaysia’s Ambassador to China Datuk Norman Muhamad.
Upon arrival, Li inspected a static guard of honour mounted by 28 officers and personnel from the First Battalion of the Royal Ranger Regiment (Ceremonial), led by Captain Nur Ahmad Zaim Zahari.
Li’s visit coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the institution of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China, following the signing of the Joint Communiqué between second Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein after which Chinese Premier Chou En Lai on May 31, 1974.
During his visit, Li is scheduled to carry a gathering with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to debate bilateral issues and alternate views on regional and world problems with mutual curiosity.
Both leaders can even witness the signing of a number of Memoranda of Understanding and agreements in numerous areas of cooperation, together with the digital financial system, inexperienced growth, tourism, housing and concrete growth, greater training, science and expertise and the export of agricultural commodities to China.
They can even attend a dinner in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic relations.
Li can even have an viewers with His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia.
The Chinese premier is anticipated to attend the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) groundbreaking ceremony in Gombak and a luncheon with the enterprise communities of each nations.
China has remained Malaysia’s largest buying and selling companion for fifteen consecutive years since 2009, with complete commerce amounting to RM450.84 billion (US$98.90 billion) in 2023.
Malaysia’s ties with China have grown from energy to energy because the elevation of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2013.
