□ 文/ Chok Suat Ling

马来西亚总理纳吉布：“一带一路” 倡议是场及时雨

□ 文/ Chok Suat Ling

Malaysia is committed to help fully realize China’s “project of the century” to reshape more than half the world through a land and sea route called the Belt and Road Initiative, which is believed by world leaders gathered here to facilitate significant economic and cultural exchange.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, at a press conference at the end of the two-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation here yesterday, described developments following Malaysia’s support for the Belt and Road Initiative and its close ties with China as “very exciting”, not just for businessmen, but also the people through the creation of more jobs.

Traditionally, it was the West exporting capital to the East, and they opened factories and the people in the East were their workers. Now it is the East exporting capital to the West and also to other parts of Asia, and they are able to create jobs, bring technology, and provide markets.

“So, there is now a paradigm shift in the world economic order, from which we are well positioned to benef t due to our strong links with China. This is a wonderful opportunity for us to advance the Malaysian economy together with the Chinese economy.”

Najib said Chinese President Xi Jinping had stressed that whatever was implemented would be on a win-win basis, with shared benef t and prosperity. The leaders also agreed to meet once every two years, with the next meeting to be held in China in 2019.

Xi, at the end of the Forum, said it had reached a broad consensus and achieved positive outcome.

The Initiative won support from more than 100 countries across f ve continents, and international organizations, with nearly 50 cooperation agreements signed between governments on the joint construction of the route.

Najib, in agreeing that the outcome was very encouraging, said the Belt and Road Initiative concept was accepted by world leaders in attendance as one that would enhance connectivity across Asia, Southeast Asia, East Africa and Europe.

“In the joint communiqué issued at the end of the Forum, what was stressed were people-to-people interaction, governance, rule of law, mutual respect, win-win solutions, shared prosperity, preserving the respective countries’sovereignty, and peace.”

“With the uncertainties and conflicts in the world today, this can serve as an impetus for development and growth. In the long term, when an area is developed with the relevant infrastructure, it will lead to the growth of industries and economy, as well as cultural interaction,” he said, adding that the initiative was a timely one.

Malaysia, being among the first countries supporting the Belt and Road Initiative, enjoyed “first mover’s advantage”.

“We were among the first to give our support to the initiative, and we are among the first to benefit,” he said, citing the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), which would provide thousands of jobs to the people as an example.

Najib highlighted the many memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and agreements signed and exchanged as a result of Malaysia’s close ties with China.

Malaysia signed three government-togovernment MoUs with China during Najib’s five-day working visit, which included a trip to Hangzhou for a tour of China E-commerce giant Alibaba Group’s headquarters.

He also witnessed the signing of a three-way MoU between Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn. Bhd, Hangzhou Municipal government and Alibaba (China) Co., Ltd. there to bring the country’s Digital Free Trade Zone to the next level.

In Beijing, he witnessed the signing of a supplementary agreement to facilitate the construction of the second phase of the ECRL in Malaysia, as well as the exchange of nine business-to-business (B2B) MoUs and agreements on Sunday, with proposed investments estimated at RM 31.26 billion.

Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGV) has also inked a MoU with China-based Sinograin Oils Corporation to collaborate on exploring the possibility of supply, storage, processing and distribution of FGV’s palm oilbased products in China.

Najib said there was another MoU, which was close to 95 percent to being signed.

Malaysian businessmen, he said, were heartened with Malaysia’s close relationship with China because it helped facilitate negotiations with the Chinese.

“They are excited with the opportunities and increasing openness.” The digital economy, he said, was also poised for double-digit growth.

“So, these are exciting times. This is why people are jealous of us having these links. They criticize us, but it’s for the wrong reasons, it is not rationallybased.”

· Source: New Straits Times

马来西亚总理纳吉布

在“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛上，各国领导一致认为， 建设“一带一路”能大大促进沿线国家之间的经贸往来和文化交流。其中，马来西亚承诺将助力建设这项“世纪工程”，全面实现“一带一路”发展宏图，从而改变大半个世界的经济格局。

5月14～15日，马来西亚总理纳吉布出席了为期两天的“一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛。5月15日，他在会后的记者招待会上称，马来西亚积极参与建设“一带一路”，中马两国关系日益密切友好，既给商人带来商机，也给普通民众带来就业机会。

纳吉布称，过去，西方国家向东方国家输出资本，在东方国家开工厂，雇佣当地工人；如今，东方国家向西方国家、亚洲等其他地区带去的不仅仅是投资，还包括就业机会、技术和市场等。

“当今世界经济秩序发生了转变。 与中国加强合作，能让我们从新的世界经济秩序获益。对于马来西亚而言，这是一次极佳的机会，马来西亚将争取与中国经济共同发展。”

他表示，习近平主席曾强调，一切要以双赢为基础，以共同繁荣为目的。双方领导人同意每两年进行定期会面，并决定于2019年在北京进行再次会面。

5月15日，论坛结束之际，习近平主席称本次论坛各国达成广泛共识并取得了积极的成果。

“一带一路”倡议得到五大洲的100多个国家及国际组织的支持，就共同建设“一带一路”签订了将近50项合作协议。

马来西亚总理纳吉布亦表示，论坛取得了令人十分欣喜的成果，出席论坛的各国领导一致认为，“一带一路”倡议能够促进亚洲、东南亚、东非和欧洲国家之间的互联互通。……