[18 projects have been signed in the Ma Zhong Guan Dan Industrial Park]On September 4, 2024, Fatil Ismail, Consul General of the Consulate General of Malaysia in Nanning, introduced that as the first flagship cooperation project jointly built by Malaysia and China, the Malaysia China Kuantan Industrial Park has signed 18 projects with a total investment of about 50 billion yuan, and is expected to create more than 14000 job opportunities, greatly benefiting the people of both countries. On that day, the celebration of the 67th anniversary of Malaysia's National Day and the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and Malaysia, with the theme of "Towards Friendship and Gathering China Malaysia Highlights", was held in Nanning, Guangxi. About 200 government and enterprise representatives gathered together to look forward to the blueprint for all-round cooperation and development. Lin Zheyu, General Manager of the China ASEAN Specialty Commodity Gathering Center, stated that it will assist high-quality enterprises from Malaysia and ASEAN countries to carry out exchanges and cooperation in Guangxi, and help Chinese enterprises enter Malaysia. Editor/Zhou Yingwen
On December 3, 2021, the China-Laos Railway was officially put into operation, opening a new chapter in economic and trade cooperation between China and Laos and Southeast Asia. As of September 16, 2024, the China-Laos Railway has supervised the inspection and release of a total of 10.002 million tons of import and export goods, with a value of 40.77 billion yuan. During this period, the structure of the goods carried was significantly optimized, and the categories increased significantly from more than 500 to more than 3,000. In particular, in the first eight months of 2024, both cargo volume and cargo value have achieved significant growth, showing strong economic and trade vitality. At the same time, the China-Laos Railway + China-Europe Railway Express international intermodal transport mode runs smoothly, promoting a wider range of international trade. The average daily number of international freight trains on the China-Laos Railway has increased significantly, cross-border transportation has covered many countries and cities, and the cumulative volume of goods transported has exceeded 10 million tons, fully demonstrating the great potential and bright prospects of economic and trade cooperation between China and Southeast Asian countries. Editor/Jiang Mingyue
Recently, in St. Petersburg, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the CPC Central Committee, held an important meeting with Shoigu, secretary of the Russia Federal Security Council. The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on China-Russia relations, BRICS cooperation, multilateralism and the Ukraine crisis. Wang Yi stressed that the steady development of China-Russia relations has benefited from the guidance of the two heads of state, and expressed support for the work of the Russian BRICS presidency. For his part, Shoigu affirmed the achievements of Sino-Russian cooperation and looked forward to the complete success of the Kazan summit of BRICS leaders. The two sides also expressed their respective positions on the Ukraine crisis, and China reaffirmed its objective and fair attitude and is committed to promoting a political settlement of the crisis. Editor/Jiang Mingyue