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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – 16 April 2025
1. Chinese President Xi Jinping walking on stage
2. Cutaway of sign of welcome dinner event
3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin), Xi Jinping, Chinese President: ++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON SHOT1++
"We reached a number of important common understandings on taking our broad cooperation to greater depths. In the face of shocks to global order and economic globalization, China and Malaysia will stand with countries in the region to combat the undercurrents of geopolitical and camp-based confrontation. As well as the counter currents of unilateralism and protectionism, and together we will safeguard the bright prospects of our Asian family."
4. Xi and Ibrahim shaking hands
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Prime Minister: ++SOUNDBITE STARTS ON PREVIOUS SHOT++
"And today, at a time when multilateralism is under tremendous strain, when some nations abandon the principles of shared responsibility and others question long-standing commitments, China’s global initiative offers a new lease on hope. They look outward, not inward. They speak not of rivalry, but of renewal."
++WHITE FLASH++
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian Prime Minister:
"What we are witnessing today is not an honest reckoning with the imperfections of globalisation, but a retreat into economic tribalism. Market access is being weaponized. What was once a multilateral covenant for shared growth now buckles under the weight of arbitrary disruption and unilateral whim."
7. Xi embracing Ibrahim, both sitting down at table
STORYLINE:
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that China will stand with Malaysia in the face of "shocks to global order and "economic globalization", while on an official visit to Kuala Lumpur.
Speaking at a welcome dinner hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Xi took to the stage and said "China and Malaysia will stand with countries in the region to combat the undercurrents of geopolitical and camp-based confrontation."
Ibrahim meanwhile lauded China’s reliability as a partner in turbulent times, saying Malaysia valued this consistency and would remain "an unwavering and principled friend to China, guided by the wisdom of history and the promise of the future."
Xi has promised Malaysia and Vietnam greater access to Chinese markets as he tours Southeast Asia this week.
Xi’s tour comes after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements disrupted the global economy last week, and he has used the trip to promote Beijing as a source of stability in the region.
It’s also a chance for Beijing to shore up its own relationships in the region and look for ways to mitigate the 145% tariffs that Trump has kept on China, even as he paused tariffs for other countries.
Malaysia is home to several Belt and Road Initiative projects, including a $11.2 billion Chinese railway project, which Xi discussed in his meeting with the king.
China is also its largest trading partner and a top source of foreign direct investment.
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