The atmosphere of economic and trade exchanges in Shanghai in August 2026 is strong. Sarawak, Malaysia, made a special trip to Shanghai for investment negotiations and docking, with the sincerity of opening up to the outside world and the demand for industrial cooperation, actively connecting with high-quality Chinese enterprise resources. Based on years of friendly cooperation between provinces and states and the benefits of RCEP regional cooperation, Sarawak has achieved fruitful results in its visit to China. It has successfully finalized five industrial cooperation agreements with multiple Chinese enterprises, covering multiple core tracks and adding new momentum to local economic and trade cooperation between China and Malaysia.

Multi domain signing and implementation

The signing ceremony was witnessed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of International Trade, Industry and Investment of Sarawak, and the five cooperation agreements were simultaneously implemented. The relevant person in charge stated that the series of signing reflects the strong willingness of Chinese enterprises to layout locally, and the heat of bilateral industrial cooperation continues to rise. In the energy and mineral sector, local enterprise Tecktonic Minerals has partnered with Hong Kong Chengcheng Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Lice Technology to promote mineral development and the construction of local oil and gas service enterprises.

The new material project has landed in Sarawak, and local EcoNature enterprise has partnered with Sichuan Pavoke Group to jointly build a basalt fiber production base. The intelligent construction and energy storage tracks have reached cooperation simultaneously, and local enterprises have linked up with Chongqing Industrial Center to explore the Malaysian intelligent construction market; Another company plans to build a 150000 square foot energy storage manufacturing plant in the Kuching Sanma Jaya High tech Park.

Deep communication and expansion of machines

At the same time as the signing event, the China Sarawak Investment Cooperation Exchange Conference was successfully held, establishing an efficient communication platform for government and enterprise coordination. All parties attending the conference will focus on cutting-edge fields such as advanced manufacturing, renewable energy, digital economy, and green technology, deeply explore opportunities for two-way investment, and accurately connect industrial cooperation needs.

During the communication process, both parties focused on exploring Chongqing's advantageous industries, and had in-depth exchanges on the prospects of technology output and implementation transformation in fields such as intelligent infrastructure, construction robots, artificial intelligence, circular economy, and high-performance computing, reaching multiple cooperation consensuses. Based on China's mature science and technology innovation and industrial system, combined with Sarawak's location and policy advantages, both sides are expected to achieve more breakthroughs in high-end technology landing and industrial model innovation, and continue to broaden the boundaries of local cooperation between China and Malaysia.

Empowering Long Term with Optimal Strategies

As a state with outstanding economic development potential in Malaysia, Sarawak is located in the core area of ASEAN and is an important gateway for Chinese companies to expand into the Southeast Asian market. In order to continuously enhance regional investment competitiveness, the Sarawak state government continues to increase investment in infrastructure construction, optimize business support, and provide highly competitive pricing for public utilities and industrial land supply to safeguard the landing and development of foreign-funded enterprises. Keywords: Sarawak cooperation, China Malaysia industry signing, green manufacturing investment

At the same time, the local government has introduced practical financial and tax support policies, providing a 30% tax rebate for compliant investment projects that are completed on time and with quality, effectively reducing investment costs for enterprises and boosting project profitability and long-term development confidence. For a long time, Sarawak has established friendly and cooperative relations with many provinces and cities in China and deepened cooperation in economy, trade, infrastructure, energy and other fields. The implementation of the five agreements is not only a continuation of years of friendly cooperation between the two sides, but also a vivid practice of China and Malaysia to jointly build the the Belt and Road and deepen ASEAN regional economic and trade cooperation, which will continue to promote mutual complementarity and mutual benefit.Editor/Huang jiali