Kuala Lumpur-Beijing synergy will help parallel modernization

Chinese leaders met with visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim showing the importance China attaches to developing ties with the Southeast Asian nation, and building a China-Malaysia community with a shared future.

Anwar's visit comes less than two months after Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar visited China in September, his first visit to a non-ASEAN country since becoming head of state.

In June, Premier Li Qiang paid an official visit to Malaysia, during which the two sides issued a joint statement on deepening and upgrading the comprehensive strategic partnership and jointly building a China-Malaysia community with a shared future.