BEIJING: China believes Malaysia will score new achievements in its national development under the leadership of newly-appointed Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Geng Shuang, said in a daily press conference that China also believed the China-Malaysia comprehensive strategic partnership would move forward in a steady and sustained manner. “Mahathir is a senior politician and made positive and important contributions to the development of Malaysia and ASEAN, China-Malaysia relations and East Asia Cooperation. We believe that Malaysia will maintain its stability and development,” he told reporters here today. When asked whether China-Malaysia relations would be affected by the change in government, Geng said: “China and Malaysia are friendly neighbours, and China values its friendly relations with Malaysia.

Source: New Strait Times May 15, 2018 11:03 UTC