Malaysia and China penned several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) while the latter’s President Xi Jinping was down for a whirlwind 3-day visit of our country. Among the MoUs signed were those that focused on the development of emerging technologies.
“Both leaders agreed to maintain close high-level interaction and strengthen strategic communication and mutual trust so as to provide strategic guidance for longterm and stable development of bilateral relations. Both sides reiterated their firm mutual support on issues concerning each other’s core interests and major concerns of each other. China reaffirmed its commitment to the Principle of Amity, Sincerity, Mutual Benefit and Inclusiveness in Neighbourhood Diplomacy as well as its policy of building friendships and partnerships with neighbouring countries.”
One MoU focuses on the establishment of Join Laboratories in the Field of Emerging Technologies, while another focuses on the development of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), which will be done through cooperation between Malaysia’s MOSTI and China’s NAtional Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
