Malaysia's Minister of Housing and Local Government YB Nga Kor Ming: Malaysia welcomes Chinese busin

On June 27, Malaysian Minister of Housing and Local Government YB Nga Kor Ming attended the opening ceremony of the 5th Overseas Chinese Trade Fair (Kuala Lumpur) Smart Technology Exhibition. At the meeting, he said in his speech that Malaysia and China have a strong bond and support each other, and will work together to achieve win-win results. At the new historical starting point of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia, we welcome more Chinese companies to choose Malaysia as their overseas headquarters in Southeast Asia and the world, and work together to create a better future!

Today is a memorable day. As Minister Sun Shuqiang said, Chinese Premier Li Qiang visited Malaysia last week, and it can be said that the visit was fruitful. Last week, Malaysia and China signed 14 strategic cooperation memoranda for the first time, setting a record high!

Looking back over the past 50 years, Malaysia and China are the first friendly countries in Southeast Asia to establish diplomatic relations. When President Xi Jinping proposed the "Belt and Road" initiative, Malaysia demonstrated that the two countries have a stronger relationship than gold, support each other, and work together to achieve a win-win situation. Standing at the juncture of history, the Minister said that a spark can start a prairie fire. After this smart technology exhibition, it is believed that the light of hope will shine on the world.

This exhibition has entered its fifth session, and it has been bringing in China's latest smart technology every year. Next week, Malaysia will host the China-ASEAN Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ministerial Meeting. The three-day meeting will gather the Ministers of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China and ten ASEAN countries to jointly carry out larger-scale cooperation in urban renewal, artificial intelligence, green economy, digital economy and other aspects, and open up a new opportunity.

At this juncture in Malaysia, Malaysia will take over as the rotating chair of ASEAN. 2025 is a very critical year for Malaysia. The Malaysian government has prepared nearly 200 international conferences, and hopes to invite Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the China-ASEAN Summit next year to open a new chapter for the relationship between China and Malaysia.

At today's juncture, Malaysia is ready to go. I am very happy to share with you that Malaysia has recently become a favorite of Chinese tourists. Many travel websites show that Malaysia is one of the top five most popular countries for Chinese tourists. Compared with the first quarter of last year, the number of Chinese tourists visiting Malaysia for sightseeing and tourism increased by 231.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year. Every day, there are new flights from China to Malaysia. With the continuous exchanges and improvements between the high-level and trade between the two countries, it is hoped that within this year, the good momentum of industrial and commercial trade will continue, and the relationship between Malaysia and China will continue. China is not only Malaysia's largest trading partner for 15 consecutive years, but also the largest foreign investment partner for 14 consecutive years, which reflects the confidence of Chinese companies in Malaysia.

In September, Malaysia will host the World Chinese Entrepreneurs Conference. As the center of ASEAN and the gateway to ASEAN, Malaysia will gather 6,000 Chinese entrepreneurs from all over the world. ASEAN will become the world's fourth largest economy in 2030, and the total population will increase to 685 million. Opening the Malaysian market will be the key to the gateway to ASEAN.

As the center of ASEAN and the gateway to ASEAN, Malaysia has very rare advantages. First, Malaysia has a superior geographical environment and a spring-like climate all year round. Malaysians are as passionate as our weather. Second, the climate is pleasant and spring-like all year round. Malaysia's geographical environment is also free from natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis, making it very livable. In addition, Malaysia has several unique advantages: First, the legal environment is sound and the judiciary is independent. Second, language. Malaysians basically master 3-4 languages, which is a very common situation in Malaysia. According to the communication with Ambassador Ouyang of the Chinese Embassy in Malaysia, Chinese friends have opened 13,000 restaurants of various Chinese origins in Malaysia, so when Chinese friends come to Malaysia, there are delicious foods everywhere.

I believe that at this historical juncture, after Chinese Premier Li Qiang's visit to Malaysia, we should take advantage of the good momentum and continue to add icing on the cake. This smart technology exhibition has many colorful activities, including the Malaysia-China Smart Technology Industry Exchange Conference, the China-ASEAN (Kuala Lumpur) Smart Technology Enterprise Exchange Conference, the E-commerce Exchange Conference, etc. We will also introduce the charm and attraction of Selangor and Negeri Sembilan to everyone, so that more Chinese friends can enter Malaysia and regard Malaysia as the overseas headquarters and global overseas headquarters of leading Chinese companies. Malaysia has launched a new industrial blueprint, proposed a national energy transformation roadmap, and a global strategy for semiconductors. Global leading companies regard Malaysia as an artificial intelligence regional center and a data center headquarters. Looking around Southeast Asia, Malaysia is the leading country in terms of energy reserves.

I believe that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Let the smart technology exhibition be held every year, and it will get better and better, and let the smart technology exhibition become one of the golden brands. Let us work together to create a better future!