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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia has been listed as one of the countries that will be given priority to receive Covid-19 from China that will be distributed soon, according to Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
In his Facebook post on Thursday (Nov 26), the prime minister said the guarantee was conveyed to him by the outgoing ROC Ambassador to Malaysia Bai Tian during a farewell visit to the Parliament building yesterday. .
Muhyiddin said Malaysia had also expressed appreciation for the Chinese government’s commitment on the matter.
His Excellency Bai Tian also expressed his appreciation to the Government of Malaysia for providing continued support in various aspects to the republic, especially when the Covid-19 pandemic struck Wuhan earlier this year.
“He regards Malaysia as a very close friend country that is always ready to help when China needs it,” he said.
Meanwhile, Muhyiddin also expressed the government’s appreciation for Bai Tian’s contribution to taking Malaysia-China bilateral relations to new heights since the establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries in 1974.
“China has been Malaysia’s largest trading partner for 11 consecutive years, with last year’s trade value recorded at RM315.19bil. China’s investment in Malaysia last year was RM18.25bil, making the country the top 10th source of foreign direct investment in Malaysia.
“Malaysia always welcomes more companies from China to make Malaysia a preferred destination for investment, especially in the high-tech industry sector,” he said.
Apart from that, Muhyiddin said that the ROC government also congratulated Malaysia as the host of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, which saw the declaration of the Kuala Lumpur Declaration and the launch of Putrajaya Vision 2040.
Muhyiddin said that the Kuala Lumpur Declaration and the launch of Putrajaya Vision 2040 would be a new aspiration of the Apec community to ensure regional economic growth for the next 20 years.
“I wish all the best to His Excellency Bai Tian, who will end his term tomorrow and return to Beijing after three years in the country,” Muhyiddin added. – Bernama
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