八点最热报 | 根据默迪卡民调中心最新公布的民调，大马民众对中国的好感度显著飙升，有77%的受访者对中国保持正面看法，相比起2022年38%的支持比例大幅增长，增幅超过一倍。受访的群体当中不止华人，就连马来人、印度人、和土著群体，普遍都对马来西亚和中国的关系发展感到乐观。（主播：庄文杰）
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00:04This year is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China.
00:07From economic trade, cultural education to technological innovation,
00:10Malaysia and China have reached the most intimate interaction since time immemorial,
00:14and have also gained positive reviews.
00:16According to the latest poll released by the Modica Poll Center,
00:19the Malaysian people's affection for China has risen significantly.
00:2377% of respondents have a positive view of China.
00:26Compared with 32% in 2022,
00:29the support has increased significantly, and the increase has exceeded double.
00:33Among the respondents, not only Chinese people,
00:35but also Malaysians, Indians, and indigenous people
00:38are generally optimistic about the development of relations between Malaysia and China.
00:42So what is the reason that the people of all ethnic groups have a better impression of China?
00:46What positive effects will the deepening of cooperation between China and Malaysia bring to our country?
00:51The data from the Modica Poll shows that
00:53out of 1220 respondents,
00:5670% of respondents in 2022
00:59and 84% of respondents this year believe that
01:02the relationship between Malaysia and China is progressing well.
01:05Respondents generally expect deepening cooperation with China
01:08on the economic and technical levels,
01:11including digital economy, infrastructure construction, tourism, manufacturing,
01:15electric vehicles, and medical products, etc.
01:18Sufeian, director of the Modica Poll Center,
01:20said in an interview with the 8 o'clock newspaper that
01:22the Malaysian people's view of China is gradually changing.
01:26It is no longer limited to the previous prejudice,
01:29but a more open and positive attitude towards China's growth and rise.
01:34He mentioned that in the past, during the time of former Prime Minister Najib,
01:37China had some controversial development projects,
01:40which left a negative impression on Malaysians.
01:42However, as the Tuanji government came to power,
01:44Prime Minister Anhua actively negotiated with China,
01:46and visited China many times, bringing back various investment promises and opportunities.
01:50These measures have helped to improve the Malaysians' positive attitude towards China,
01:55and more and more people have seen the prospects of bilateral cooperation and mutual benefits.
02:00Chen Youqing, president of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce,
02:02said that China's positive impact on the development of the Malaysian economy and culture
02:06is obvious.
02:08He emphasized that in the past period of time,
02:10many Malaysians were deeply influenced by Western politicians and the media,
02:14which left a negative impression on China.
02:16However, with the recent two-year run-up to the free-trade measures,
02:20the two countries have had a deeper interaction in the fields of economic, trade, education and tourism,
02:25which has pushed bilateral relations to a new high.
02:28As the Malay saying goes,
02:31takanao magat tak cinta,
02:33we don't know each other, but we don't love each other.
02:37There has been an appreciable improvement in terms of how ordinary Malaysians view China
02:42compared to the last two years.
02:44It was 70% in terms of perceptions of the relationship between Malaysia and China,
02:49and now it has gone up even higher, overall to 84%.
02:53And when we look at every single major ethnic group,
02:56the Malay community has moved up from 64% to 68%,
03:01the Chinese community is 83% to 97%,
03:04so nearly everybody is happy with the relationship,
03:06including the indigenous population in Sabah and Sarawak as well.
03:10It's a national poll, so it's quite representative.
03:14That means a lot of people don't think that the positive impression of China
03:19is only in the Chinese community.
03:22It doesn't seem like it.
03:23This kind of image is already changing.
03:25The latest poll by the Modeka Center shows
03:28that the Malays have a significantly higher overall appreciation of China,
03:32and the Malay-Chinese relationship has also gained positive reviews.
03:35Sufian, director of the Modeka Center, pointed out during an interview
03:38that during the NACI administration,
03:40the Malays commented on China's public opinion.
03:42To a certain extent, it was affected by the 1MDB scandal
03:45and the misconduct of the current government.
03:48A lot of development projects were controversial.
03:50But now Malaysia and China have re-expanded their business,
03:54and the cooperation is getting closer and closer.
03:57Chen Youxin, president of the Merchants Association of Malaysia, also said
04:00that this is the result of the interaction between the two countries
04:03in various fields of economic, trade, and culture,
04:05bringing innovation and breakthrough.
04:07Chen Youxin believes that this positive development trend
04:09will promote a new high for bilateral relations.
04:12Coming out from 2018,
04:14the mood was somewhat colored by the 1MDB scandal
04:17and also the conduct of the government at that time.
04:20So a lot of accusations of improper economic activities,
04:24collusion with political leadership,
04:26as well as attacks from the opposition parties of the time
04:31towards how China propped up the Najib administration.
04:35But I think after that episode has gone out,
04:39we find that Malaysia has been able to negotiate its position with China.
05:06Sufian pointed out that Malaysia has long been in a middle-income trap,
05:10unable to compete with other countries that produce at a low cost,
05:14and unable to enter the market of high value-added markets
05:17and developed economies.
05:19If you want to break through the trap,
05:21you have to strengthen foreign investment.
05:24And China is Malaysia's biggest dream market.
05:28For the country to grow,
05:30it needs investment coming from abroad
05:32and it needs investment in areas that can boost the industry sector
05:36that produces higher value items, more high-tech items.
05:40And also beyond that,
05:41there is a need for international cooperation,
05:43and for that,
05:44we need to strengthen the international community.
05:48For the country to grow,
05:50it needs investment coming from abroad
05:52and it needs investment in areas that can boost the industry sector
05:56And also beyond that,
05:57there is now greater recognition
05:59for educational sector improvements as well,
06:02more discussions about vocational and technical training.
06:05And I think here,
06:06there has been a significant gesture coming from China
06:10to offer scholarships and training programs to Malaysians
06:13to further their studies in technical and vocational topics.
06:17Chen Youxin pointed out that
06:18the two countries have had a huge potential development space
06:21in the past 50 years of cooperation,
06:24especially in the field of infrastructure tourism and manufacturing,
06:27which has allowed more Malaysians,
06:29including their friends and family, to let go of their worries.
06:31They believe that cooperating with China
06:33is a win-win situation.
06:35The clearest thing is the economic aspect.
06:38China's construction of China Railway
06:40seems to be going very well
06:42under the Chinese architecture.
06:45We haven't heard much controversy or delays.
06:49In addition, the two countries are using the free-trade method,
06:53which has led to an increase in public relations between the two countries.
06:57China's products are also visible everywhere in Malaysia,
07:00which has left a deep impression on people.
07:02For example, its electric vehicles and cars.
07:05When people talk about BYD,
07:08and the collaboration with Chely in Broton,
07:11the progress is also amazing.
07:14From losing money to making money.
07:16These little stories have caused,
07:20including friends and family,
07:22to think that cooperating with China is a win-win situation.
07:29Despite the close cooperation between China and Malaysia,
07:31which is pushing the relationship between the two countries
07:33to enter a new stage of development.
07:35However, in recent times,
07:37there have been many political figures in Malaysia
07:39who deliberately play with anti-China issues,
07:41including spreading that many Chinese have obtained ID cards,
07:43and many Chinese have illegally returned.
07:45There are more and more Chinese tourists.
07:47Chinese businessmen come to do business
07:49Malaysia's economy is too dependent on China.
07:51It will be colonized by China,
07:53and Chinese citizens will be hyped up
07:55about Chinese national flags and so on.
07:57The intention is to create a feeling of fear.
08:00So the fire of the star can be put out.
08:02How does Anhua deal with the relationship
08:04between Malaysia and China?
08:05How to tell the story of China
08:07to avoid being hyped up by someone?
08:09Stay tuned for tomorrow's special report.