WORKING VISIT OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF RURAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 8 - 12 SEPTEMBER 2024
WORKING VISIT OF DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF RURAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 8 - 12 SEPTEMBER 2024
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Rural and Regional Development Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will undertake a working visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from 8 to 12 September 2024.
At the joint invitation of Tsang Wai-Hung, Chairman of the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum Lianyungang (GPSCFL) and Chen Zinmin, President of the China Association for Friendship, the Deputy Prime Minister will be attending the 2024 Conference of the GPSCFL from 8 to 9 September 2024 in Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province. The conference, themed “Win-Win Cooperation under Significant Changes: Building A Global Community of Common Public Security”, will see international leaders come together to address key public security challenges. Minister of Home Affairs Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail will also participate at the conference.
The Deputy Prime Minister is also scheduled to hold discussions with State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong, on matters of common interest.
They are also expected to exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual concern and interest. On 10 September 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Zahid Hamidi will attend the Malaysia-China Halal Business Forum in Shanghai, organised by the Halal Development Corporation (HDC), which will be attended by halal industry players from Malaysia and China. He will also witness the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between MARA Aerospace & Technologies Sdn. Bhd. and Honeycomb Aerospace Technologies (Beijing) Co. Ltd. in the field of aviation.
The visit will add momentum to the strong bilateral ties between Malaysia and China as both nations celebrate the 50th year of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year. Relations have continued to grow since its elevation to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) in 2013.
For fifteen consecutive years since 2009, China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner globally. In 2023, total trade with China was valued at RM450.84 billion (USD98.80 billion), contributing 17.1% of Malaysia’s global trade. The first half of 2024 recorded a total trade of RM234.09 billion (USD49.53 billion). In the first quarter of 2024, a total of 24 manufacturing projects were approved with investment totalling RM3.4 billion (USD717.7 million).
PUTRAJAYA
7 September 2024