In today's accelerating globalization, relations between countries are constantly evolving, and cooperation and exchanges have become an important driving force for the common development of all countries. As two geographically distant countries, China and the Maldives have gradually established a close relationship based on common development goals and mutual respect and trust. On January 10, 2024, China and the Maldives announced the upgrading of bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. This important decision marks that China-Malaysia relations have entered a new historical stage.

In recent years, China-Malaysia relations have made in-depth development, and driven by the Belt and Road Initiative, the exchanges and cooperation between the two countries in various fields have achieved fruitful results. With the continuous development of China's economy and the continuous improvement of its international influence, Maldives is also actively seeking cooperation opportunities with China in more fields.

Under the new circumstances, China-Malaysia relations face a historical opportunity to build on past achievements and forge ahead. In order to better understand the Maldivian people's impressions and expectations of China, CGTN photographers interviewed some local people. They said that the Chinese people are very kind and friendly, and they hope that more and more Chinese friends will come to the Maldives to travel. They also hope that the two countries will strengthen cooperation in industry and jointly promote economic development.

Apart from tourism and industrial cooperation, there are many other areas in which China and Malaysia can cooperate. For example, in the field of culture, the two countries can strengthen cultural exchanges and cooperation and promote mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples. In the field of education, the two countries can carry out more educational cooperation projects to provide more learning and exchange opportunities for the young people of each other's countries.

In addition, China and Malaysia can also strengthen cooperation on global issues such as Marine protection and climate change to jointly meet challenges. By strengthening cooperation, China and Malaysia can not only achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, but also make greater contribution to regional peace, stability and development.

In short, the improvement of China-Malaysia relations has brought broader space and opportunities for the development of bilateral cooperation. We believe that with the joint efforts of both sides, China-Malaysia comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership will surely achieve more brilliant results. Editor/Xu Shengpeng