XI arrived in the capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday night, in the evening of his first visit to Malaysia since 2013. years. He Fly from Vietnam If he signed dozens of the Trade Agreement in Hanoi at all, from artificial intelligence in the development of the railway.
In touching, XI said the deepening “strategic cooperation at the high level” was good for common interests and china and Malaysia, and good for peace, stability and prosperity in the region and world, “the official Malaysian news agency Bernama.
Xi-Jeva Tour with three countries and his “message” to Beijing is a better friend of Southeast Asia Than the Tabliarch of the American President Donald Trump comes as several countries in the Association of 10 Members of the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) BloC dissatisfied with their treatment after the United States have imposed huge tariffs around the world.
“This is a very important visit. You can read many things in her,” said Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, a former Malaysian ambassador in the United States and Minister of Legal Affairs.
“China tells us that they are a reliable trading partner, more than USA. We never had problems with them,” Abdul Aziz Al Jazeera said.
“Under Prime Minister Anwar, Malaysia is very closer to (in China). That’s a good thing,” he added, noting that “long-term”, the laid “influence”.
With the cinema, however, trade relations and diplomatic ties are more strong, and both countries benefit, a former ambassador.
“We’re very focused on China. It’s our mentality,” he said.
Washington hit Malaysia with a 24 percent of the trade tariffAccusence of 47 percent tariffs on American imports, the rates that Malaysian officials refused.
Trump recently brought more than 90 days moratorium on the highest American tariffs imposed on countries around the world. Instead, they face 10 percent of the tariff on the goods exported to the United States. It is except for China, which is affected by levies of 145 percent on its goods.
‘Bypass America’
XI will be in Kuala Lumpur three days during which he will meet with Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Iskandar and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and attended state banquets before they headed to Cambodia on Thursday.
During his earlier visit by Vietnam, he called Hanoa and China to “jointly oppose Hegemonism, one-uteconism” and pushed “economic globalization that was more open, balanced and useful,” the official Chinese state news of Xinhu.
Trump quoted the Associan news agency for the press as if China and Vietnam tried “to figure out, how to fuck the United States?”.
Visit to the XI Malaysia is partly efforting to “strengthen” to “offer to bypass America,” James Chin, a professor of Asian studies at the University of Australia – among other other, each other.
There is also a regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP) Free Trade Agreement – Probably the largest world – from which all 10 ASean nations are members together with China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
“Basically, this is all architectured to build a new international order … Trump has given the excuse to strive to push among countries around the world, especially the country.” Brad said.
“One of the things that (Chinese) are trying to do is set the bilateral trading system in which I can stop using US dollars. Each country that trades with China can make a currency currency or replacement with (Chinese) Renminbi”.
‘We make money’ with China
Of the three countries, the XI has chosen this week, the analysts said that Malaysia believes that the most important thing for China, given the significant 32 million population, developing a high-tech base and its current presidency of ASEAN. China is also the largest trading partner of Malaysia since 2009. years, and 2024. year China-Malaysia trade has reached $ 212 billion.
“China hopes to be expelled with Malaysia, which will be made up for the expected reduction in exports in the United States,” said Willy Wo-Lamp, a senior Chinese analyst with the Jamestown Foundation and the Author of the Book, from Confucia to Xi Jinping.
“Political, Malaysia has a lot of influence among all 10 asean states,” Lam said. “Including both countries that have territorial disputes with China in the southern Chinese sea should respond to aggressive tactics in Beijing in strength to keep.”
Alfred Muluan Wu, associate professor at Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University in Singapore, agreed to say that Beijing also sees Malaysia as in his traditional influence sphere, regional.
This includes economically in terms of Chinese investments and strategies “China plus one”, which includes Chinese companies that diversify their production bases and supply chains and place plants outside China.
Beijing sees the establishment of business companies in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries as a way to “expand” Chinese influence, Wu said.
EI Sun OH, Chief Advisor in Malaysia, also thinks that Xina’s visit to the encouraging Kuala Lumpur and “not excessively occupied the American side”, which is also something that can also suit Malaysia.
“Geopolitically, Malaysia could still play with the idea of throwing him intentionally antagonize over very distant problems, such as a conflict with the Middle East,” Malaysia Statius for the Palestinian Cause.
But basically, Malaysia is more interested in having a good company and dying to get several more investment from China and acquire a greater access to the China market. ”
Abdul Aziz agreed, a former Malaysian ambassador in the United States.
“If we approach China, it’s because we make money” with China, he said.
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