Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Zahid meets Chinese Vice-Premier to deepen cooperation

In Beijing, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi paid a courtesy call on Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang at the Great Hall of the People, where they talked for about 30 minutes. The dialogue covered bolstering current cooperation and launching new initiatives in fields such as technical and vocational education, Belt and Road infrastructure, artificial intelligence, digital economy, telecommunications, trade, renewable energy, and science and technology.

Zahid also asked for Ding's input on matters raised by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang during Anwar's recent working trip to China. The two leaders reached a common understanding to preserve regional peace and stability via the ASEAN-China framework and to address shared global challenges. This visit marks Zahid's third trip to China since becoming deputy prime minister in December 2022. He will later address the World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference in Tianjin.