From factories to smart cities: Malaysia-China ties enter the AI Era

From factories to smart cities: Malaysia-China ties enter the AI Era

KUALA LUMPUR: As President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Malaysia last week, the bilateral spotlight is shifting from conventional trade to emerging, high-tech domains — including artificial intelligence (AI), digital infrastructure, and smart city development. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Penang State Executive Councillor for Tourism and Creative Economy, Wong Hon Wei, expressed his pleasure at the signing of the visa-free agreement between Malaysia and China. He said that Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Malaysia from April 15 to 17. This official visit not only demonstrated the deep traditional friendship and strategic mutual trust between Malaysia and China, but also yielded fruitful results. The two governme…

China and Malaysia have formalized their commitment to build a high-level strategic community with a shared future by strengthening political coordination, economic and cultural cooperation, with a focus on digitalization, green energy, infrastructure and maritime stability in the South China Sea. China and Malaysia have agreed to build a high-level strategic community with a shared future, in order to accelerate their modernization efforts and …