Malaysia remains committed to maintaining a balanced and pragmatic foreign policy amid ongoing geopolitical shifts between global powers, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Speaking on the country’s diplomatic stance, Anwar said Malaysia adopts a position of “centrality” in the region, engaging constructively with both the West and the East without taking sides.
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Speaking on the country’s diplomatic stance, Anwar said Malaysia adopts a position of “centrality” in the region, engaging constructively with both the West and the East without taking sides.
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00:00...and sesi dialogue bersama Farah Hadirin sekalian.
00:30...kembangan positif, Malaysia ambil pendekatan seperti mana yang diterima oleh negara-negara ASEAN yang kita sebut keadaan pertengahan, sentraliti untuk mengadakan hubungan yang baik dengan semua negara.
00:46...dan tentunya kalau tanya pendekatan Cina itu jiran dan kerjasama yang baik dalam banyak bidang itu tidak menghalang kita untuk terus meningkatkan kerjasama itu.
01:01...dan itu pendekatan kita sekarang. Jadi sebab itu sudah lihat sementara hubungan tradisional kita dengan Amerika dari segi perdagangan dan pelaburan itu tinggi,
01:13...kita juga memberi penekanan yang sangat kuat kepada negara Cina dalam pelbagai bidang.
01:19...apalagi bila pimpinan negara Cina itu lebih dekat dengan kita.
01:23...pahamanya, bulan lalu Presiden Xi Jinping ada di sini.
01:28Akhir Mei, Premier Li Chiang akan bersama dengan pemimpin negara Teluk, GCC dan ASEAN.
01:37Jadi dia ambil sikap yang sangat lunak dengan kita.
01:41Jadi kita sebagai tuan rumah tentunya menerima baik.
01:48Jadi kita harus adakan strategi itu perluaskan dagang dan pelaburan dalam negara-negara lain.
01:55Now, short summary in English, the question relates to the shift now in terms of power geopolitical development between the West or the East, United States or China.
02:13We take a position of what we call centrality in Malaysia and ASEAN.
02:19We engage with all, we befriend all countries, we trade, it's an open trade, it's a trading nation.
02:25But the next question is, cumulatively, as I have said, United States is still number one in terms of investor and trade in Malaysia.
02:35But our relationship with China is very close, firstly, it's a neighbour.
02:40Secondly, the position and attitude taken by the Chinese leadership is not condescending.
02:46It has been very friendly and very engaging.
02:50And we therefore, as a country, do show our profound appreciation towards that.