让中马友谊之船驶向更加美好的未来

May the Ship of China-Malaysia Friendship Sail Toward an Even Brighter Future

马来西亚《星洲日报》、《星报》、《阳光日报》

For Sin Chew Daily, The Star and Sinar Harian

中国同马来西亚是隔海相望的友好邻邦。海上丝绸之路见证了两国跨越千年的友好交往，“切水不断”的世代情谊随着历史演进愈益深厚。1300多年前，中国唐代义净法师渡海求法途经马来半岛，首次用文字记载下古吉打王国历史。600多年前，中国明代航海家郑和7次远洋航海中5次到访马六甲，播撒和平友谊种子，马六甲的三保庙、三宝山、三宝井承载着当地人民对他的深深怀念。80多年前，马来西亚南侨机工在中国人民抗日战争的关键时刻奔赴云南，帮助打通滇缅公路这条生命线。这些佳话至今仍在中马两国人民中广为传颂。抚今追昔，中马双方要共同努力，让这艘从历史长河中驶来的友谊之船再添动力、行稳致远。

China and Malaysia are friendly neighbors across the sea. The maritime Silk Road stood witness to the millennium-old friendly exchanges between our countries. As a Malay proverb puts it, air dicincang tidak akan putus, or “water can’t be cut apart.” Through the ages, such strong bonds of friendship between our peoples have grown from strength to strength. Over 1,300 years ago, Chinese Buddhist monk Yijing (636-713) of the Tang Dynasty traveled to the Malay Peninsula on his pilgrimage voyage and produced the earliest known written account of the ancient kingdom of Kedah. More than 600 years ago, Chinese navigator and explorer Zheng He (1371-1433) of the Ming Dynasty and his fleet called at Malacca during five of his seven historic expeditions. His visits planted seeds of peace and friendship. To this day, the Sam Po Kong Temple, Bukit Cina, and Princess Hang Li Poh’s Well endure as a living testament to the local community’s everlasting veneration of the legendary Chinese navigator. Some 80 years ago, when the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression reached a critical juncture, the Nanyang Volunteer Drivers and Mechanics from Malaysia braved immense dangers to reach China’s Yunnan Province, and helped keep the Burma Road operational, as it was a vital lifeline of China’s wartime supplies. Today this remarkable story of courage still echoes in the hearts of both peoples. As we honor our shared past and embrace the future, our two countries must work together to give fresh momentum to our ship of friendship that has sailed through the long river of history, and ensure that it forges ahead steadily toward brighter horizons.

我们要厚载务实合作的压舱石。2024年，中马双边贸易额达2120亿美元，比两国建交时增长近千倍，中国连续16年成为马来西亚第一大贸易伙伴。马来西亚鲜食榴莲一天之内就可以从果园运送到中国超市，深受中国老百姓喜爱。马中关丹产业园区累计完成投资超过110亿元人民币，入园项目全部建成达产后将创造许多长期就业岗位。两国数字经济、绿色发展、产业投资、交通基础设施建设等领域合作潜力不断释放。双方要深化互利合作，推进高质量共建“一带一路”，加强产业链供应链合作，重点推动数字经济、绿色经济、蓝色经济、旅游经济合作，助力各自现代化进程。

We must expand results-oriented cooperation which serves as the ballast that steadies our ship of friendship. In 2024, China-Malaysia trade reached US$212 billion, up by nearly 1,000 times the level at the inception of our diplomatic relations. China has been Malaysia’s No.1 trading partner for 16 consecutive years. Malaysian durians can now be delivered directly from orchards to Chinese supermarkets within 24 hours, and they are immensely popular among Chinese consumers. To date, the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park has received a total investment of over RMB11 billion yuan, and will create many long-term jobs when all its planned projects are completed with production reaching their designed capacity. Our bilateral cooperation potential is being progressively realized in the digital economy, green development, industrial investment, and transport infrastructure construction. We must deepen mutually beneficial collaboration, advance high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, and strengthen cooperation on industrial and supply chains, with a focus on the digital economy, green economy, blue economy and tourism economy, so as to advance modernization of both countries.

我们要扬起多边协作的风帆。中马两国同为亚太重要发展中国家、新兴市场经济体、全球南方成员，在维护国际公平正义、推动开放包容发展等方面拥有相近立场，在东亚合作、亚太经合组织、联合国等框架内开展紧密协作。中方欢迎马来西亚成为金砖伙伴国，这顺应了全球南方联合自强的时代大势，有利于维护发展中国家共同利益。今年是中国人民抗日战争暨世界反法西斯战争胜利80周年、联合国成立80周年，也是万隆会议召开70周年。双方要密切在国际和地区事务中的合作，弘扬和平共处五项原则和万隆精神，共同维护以联合国为核心的国际体系和以国际法为基础的国际秩序，推动全球治理朝着更加公正合理的方向发展。要维护多边贸易体制，维护全球产业链供应链稳定，维护开放合作的国际环境。

We must harness the momentum of collaboration at the multilateral level. China and Malaysia are both major developing countries in the Asia-Pacific. We are also emerging market economies and members of the Global South. We have similar positions on safeguarding international fairness and justice and on advancing open and inclusive development. We have maintained close collaboration within multilateral mechanisms, including East Asia cooperation, APEC, and the United Nations. China welcomes Malaysia as a BRICS partner country. Its inclusion in the organization aligns with the historic trend of the Global South’s pursuit of solidarity-driven collective advancement and serves the common interests of developing countries. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, the 80th anniversary of the founding of the U.N., and the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference. As we honor these milestones, our two countries must strengthen mutual cooperation in international and regional affairs, and champion the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and the Bandung Spirit. We must uphold the U.N.-centered international system and the international order underpinned by international law, and promote fairer and more equitable global governance. We must uphold the multilateral trading system, keep global industrial and supply chains stable, and maintain an international environment of openness and cooperation.