Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said that Malaysia will remain an unwavering and principled friend to China during "moments of triumph and times of trial".
Speaking at the official dinner at Seri Perdana Complex in honour of President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (April 16), Anwar said Malaysia and China have long stood shoulder to shoulder in moments of triumph and times of trial, not merely as comprehensive strategic partners, but as steadfast friends.
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Speaking at the official dinner at Seri Perdana Complex in honour of President Xi Jinping on Wednesday (April 16), Anwar said Malaysia and China have long stood shoulder to shoulder in moments of triumph and times of trial, not merely as comprehensive strategic partners, but as steadfast friends.
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00:00Malaysia and China have long stood shoulder to shoulder in moments of triumph and in times of trial,
00:10not merely as comprehensive strategic partners but as steadfast friends.
00:17Ours is a relationship forged in understanding and sustained by the enduring belief that we go further when we walk together,
00:27not only for ourselves but for the peace and prosperity of our region.
00:34More than a decade has passed since Presidency's last visit.
00:39The world may have shifted in many ways, but the friendship between Malaysia and China has remained firm and steadfast,
00:50renewed through dialogue and affirmed through action.
00:54China remains our most significant trading partner.
00:59Its presence felt in the very arteries of our development,
01:05from the flow of goods and ideas to the transformation of our energy, infrastructure and innovation.
01:13Yet, the true strength, Presidency, of this relationship lies beyond trade figures or tourist statistics.
01:25It rests on a profound understanding that prosperity to endure must be shared,
01:33and that trust, once cultivated, must be tendered with care, patience and commitment.
01:39Under your leadership, Mr. President, China has outlined a series of global initiatives and reflect a distinctive worldview.
01:49The Belt and Road Initiative reimagines connectivity not as a network of roads and rails,
01:57but as a framework for cooperation.
01:59The Global Development Initiative underscores the importance of inclusive progress.
02:04The Global Security Initiative calls for peace through dialogue.
02:10And the Global Civilization Initiative, unprecedented, unique in the leadership of the world today,
02:21but espoused clearly by President Xi.
02:24That initiative offers a timely reminder that respect for difference is not a barrier to harmony,
02:34but its precondition.
02:36With China, we have actualized the axiom holding together civilizational dialogue such as Islam and Confucianism
02:45to strengthen further the bonds of understanding underscores the importance of stressing our commonalities
02:52in the pursuit of shared values of harmony and prosperity.
02:59And today, at a time when multilateralism is under tremendous strain,
03:06when some nations abandon the principles of shared responsibility,
03:11and others question long-standing commitments,
03:16China's Global Initiative offers a new lease on hope.
03:20They look outward, not inward.
03:23They speak not of rivalry, but of renewal.
03:27What we are witnessing today is not an honest reckoning with the imperfections of globalization,
03:36but the retreat into economic tribalism.
03:39Market access is being weaponized.
03:43What was once a multilateral convenant for shared growth,
03:49now buckles under the weight of arbitrary disruption and unilateral whip.
03:55In these trying times, the world yearns for steadiness, reliability, and purpose.
04:05We see this in China's conduct.
04:07Malaysia acknowledges such steadiness with quiet recognition
04:12and is conscious not only of the calm it has brought,
04:18but of the hope it may continue to offer.
04:21China is a civilization whose history stretches back over five millennia.
04:27A nation that has withstood the tempest of time and emerged time and again,
04:36not diminished, but refortified, yet refined.
04:41Her strength lies not only in the scale of her achievements,
04:45but in her capacity to endure, to weather disruption with poise,
04:52and to respond to uncertainty with purpose.
04:57Amid this turbulence, China has been a rational, strong, and reliable partner.
05:05Malaysia values this consistency.
05:08Malaysia will remain an unwavering and principled friend to China,
05:16guided by the wisdom of history and the promise of the future.
05:20Our foreign policy is shaped by a clear-eyed vision of our interests.
05:27We do not simply favor cooperation over confrontation.
05:31We embrace it.
05:32We do not merely prefer respect over rivalry.
05:35We uphold it.
05:37And we choose dialogue, not simply because it choose us,
05:41but as a cornerstone of lasting peace and prosperity.
05:45We accept it.
05:58Westr Regarded by the wisdom of God and Teaching