Anwar lauds China’s vision of shared future, calls for stronger ties

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Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim underscored the importance of Malaysia’s relationship with China, highlighting shared principles and mutual aspirations for inclusive development, good governance and a fairer global order.  The Prime Minister said this in his public lecture at Peking University in Beijing on Thursday (Nov 7).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/25betzn9  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Thank you, Professor Hu-Ping, Ke-Wei-Lai-Ping, Cha-Chia-Hao,

00:05Professor Wong, faculty members, and students.

00:14Of course, it is a rare honor to be here at Beijing University,

00:21a beacon of China's intellectual life.

00:25From the cusp of the 20th century to the present,

00:29this institution has nurtured generations of leaders and visionaries,

00:35poets and dreamers, builders and innovators,

00:40people who have contributed to China's remarkable journey

00:45and inspired new possibilities for the future.

00:49As a Song Dynasty poet, Lu Yu wrote,

00:57this is the difficult part,

01:01山中水浮,一无路,柳儿花鸣游一瞬。

01:23After mountains and rivers that seem to have no end,

01:30there is a bright village amid the shade of willows and flowers.

01:38In choosing to establish relations with China,

01:42we moved past the seemingly unending mountains and rivers of ideological obstacles.

01:50We made a conscious choice to step beyond past prejudices and uncertainties.

01:57What we found, on the other hand, was a place of shared purpose and partnership.

02:04China's balanced approach to geopolitics and its advocacy for multilateralism

02:11highlights the value of stability, cooperation, and respect for sovereignty.

02:17President Xi's persistent call for extensive consultation

02:24and joint contribution for shared benefit

02:28embodies a vision of global governance rooted in fairness and collective progress.

02:37We and other global partners can therefore work together

02:42towards a world where prosperity, security, and peace are achieved

02:49not through dominance but through genuine partnership and respect.

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