Malaysia is an old friend of China in Southeast Asia. Bilateral relations are longstanding and progressing steadily.

With the continuous development of bilateral relations, China-Malaysia strategic cooperation is expected to boost the overall China-ASEAN strategic partnership.

China and Malaysia established diplomatic relations in 1974, which have stood the tests of the Cold War, the Asian financial crisis and the so-called China threat theory, and witnessed sound development in the political, economic and cultural fields.