COMMENT | China-Malaysia ties: Sailing towards a bright shared future

COMMENT | Spring is the season of hope and joy when everything bursts into life.

And Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's official visit to China ended with great success as his plane departed from Beijing Capital International Airport in this early spring.

This is a historic visit with a number of firsts. It is the first-time meeting between leaders of China and Malaysia after both having just formed their respective new-term governments.

Anwar is among the first group of foreign dignitaries received by China’s new-term government. This is also Anwar’s first official visit to China since taking office.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (above, right) met with Anwar on the afternoon of March 31, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where the two leaders reached a consensus on jointly building the China-Malaysia community with a shared future.

It is the most important political achievement of the visit...