China poised to deepen part­ner­ship with Malay­sia

China stands ready to fur­ther deepen cooper­a­tion with Malay­sia in sci­entific and tech­no­lo­gical innov­a­tion, digital eco­nomy and arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence (AI), while strength­en­ing joint research, people-to-people exchanges and indus­trial col­lab­or­a­tion.

China’s Ambas­sador to Malay­sia Ouyang Yujing said the col­lab­or­a­tion would ensure innov­a­tion achieve­ments bet­ter serve the eco­nomic and social devel­op­ment of both coun­tries, con­trib­ut­ing to regional prosper­ity, sta­bil­ity and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment, Bernama repor­ted.

“Malay­sia is an import­ant eco­nomy in Asean and a key part­ner of China in South­east Asia, as well as a major Belt and Road part­ner coun­try.

“It has a strong found­a­tion in elec­tron­ics, elec­trical engin­eer­ing and semi­con­duct­ors, and is one of the world’s major semi­con­ductor pack­aging and test­ing hubs,” he said in his open­ing remarks dur­ing the open­ing cere­mony of the 6th China Smart Tech­no­logy Expo 2026 yes­ter­day.

Also present at the event were Com­mu­nic­a­tions Deputy Min­is­ter Teo Nie Ching and China Entre­pren­eurs Asso­ci­ation in Malay­sia pres­id­ent Datuk Keith Li.

Ouyang added that China has remained Malay­sia’s largest trad­ing part­ner for 17 con­sec­ut­ive years.

The stra­tegic sig­ni­fic­ance of China–Malay­sia cooper­a­tion in regional indus­trial, sup­ply and innov­a­tion chains con­tin­ues to grow, cre­at­ing broad pro­spects for eco­nomic and tech­no­lo­gical cooper­a­tion.

He also said the expo has become an import­ant plat­form for pro­mot­ing cooper­a­tion in sci­ence, tech­no­logy and eco­nomic exchanges.

He said through the plat­form, more and more Chinese enter­prises are deep­en­ing cooper­a­tion with Malay­sian part­ners, achiev­ing con­tinu­ous pro­gress in areas such as AI, 5G com­mu­nic­a­tions, smart cit­ies, new energy, intel­li­gent man­u­fac­tur­ing and the digital eco­nomy.

Ouyang expressed hope that the expo would fur­ther pro­mote ties between the two coun­tries in tech­no­logy research and devel­op­ment, indus­trial syn­ergy, tal­ent exchange and invest­ment cooper­a­tion.

“China stands ready to work with Malay­sia to uphold open­ness, inclus­ive­ness, mutual bene­fit and cooper­a­tion, and jointly write a new chapter of ‘Con­nect­ing China and Malay­sia through Intel­li­gence, Cre­at­ing the Future Together.’”