Malaysia

Head of State: Sultan Muhammad V

Head of Government: The Honourable Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak

Capital: Kuala Lumpur

Language(s): Malay, English, Chinese, Tamil

Currency: Ringgit

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Website: www.kln.gov.my

Malaysia, spans about 330,000 square kilometers, with Kuala Lumpur as its capital. It is located in Southeast Asia, and the country is separated into two parts, East and West, by the South China Sea. Peninsular Malaysia is located in the southern part of the Malay Peninsula, bordered by Thailand to its north, Singapore to its south across the Straits of Johor, the South China Sea to its east, and the Strait of Malacca to its west. East Malaysia is located in the northern part of Kalimantan Island, bordered by Indonesia, the Philippines and Brunei. The total length of the country's coastline is 4,192 kilometers. It has a tropical rainforest climate. The average annual temperature is 22-28 in the mountainous areas of the interior and 25-30 in the coastal plains. Malay is the official language, English is commonly spoken, and Chinese is widely used. On May 31, 1974, China established diplomatic relations with Malaysia.

In 2024, relations between the People's Republic of China andMalaysia developed steadily in all fields and their exchanges and cooperation in various fields were upgraded to a new high.

Economic and trade cooperation has achieved remarkable results. China was Malaysia's biggest trading partner for fifteen consecutive years. In April 2024, the fifth meeting of the Joint Cooperation Council of the "Two Countries, Twin Parks"between China and Malaysia was held in Qinzhou, Guangxi. Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link is also a flagship project of the Belt and Road Cooperation between the two countries and is the largest single project contracted by a Chinese enterprise overseas to date.

Cooperation in other fields between the two countries has continued to deepen. China implements a unilateral visa-free policy for Malaysian citizens holding ordinary passports. Malaysia has implemented a visa-free entry policy for Chinese citizens for up to 30 days. In January 2020, the China Cultural Center in Kuala Lumpur was officially inaugurated and began operations. In November 2021, China and Malaysia signed an agreement on space cooperation and the peaceful use of outer space.

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