BEIJING: Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart to sort out details for cross-border travel, which is expected to gradually resume soon.
The facilitation of reciprocal movements between Malaysians and Chinese nationals are among the matters that will be discussed between the Foreign Minister and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on his official visit to China beginning today.
Hishammuddin will be in Fujian province, southeastern China, for bilateral discussions that will cover bilateral cooperation in the post-pandemic period, including the opening of green lanes to smoothen the flow of goods, while fast tracking the movement of businessmen, students and tourists, among others.
They will also discuss strategies to strengthen cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative, coordinate research and development, as well as the distribution of vaccines for communicable diseases.
Other issues include combating terrorism, public health, food safety, climate change, and technology transfer.
“The meeting is crucial to allow the redoubling of bilateral activities and connectivity, ” said Wisma Putra yesterday.
A comprehensive memorandum of understanding covering many areas of mutual benefit will be signed after the discussion.
Since last year, most activities, especially people-to-people exchanges between Malaysia and China, have come to a halt when both nations closed their borders to contain the spread of Covid-19.
To date, Malaysian students studying at Chinese universities are still taking online classes back home, while many Malaysian employees are awaiting clearance to resume work in China.
With the roll out of Covid-19 vaccines, China had recently relaxed the entry requirements for foreigners inoculated with Chinese-produced vaccines.
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