Malaysia–China Cooperation under GSI: Opportunities and Projections to 2030
FROM Dr Nurul Aqilah Binti Mhd Yusak is an Assistant Professor at Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology. The views expressed here are entirely the writer's own.
Mutual learning among civilisations key to China-Asean ties
CHINA'S President Xi Jinping noted that in today's world, where the future and destinies of all countries are closely intertwined, the inclusive coexistence and mutual learning among different cultures play an irreplaceable role in advancing the modernisation of human society and enriching the global garden of civilisations.
Malaysia’s calculus: Green gains or growing debt?
MALAYSIA stands at a pivotal juncture as it accelerates its transition toward a low-carbon economic order.
Asean-China connectivity and Chinese language competency development
SINCE the launch of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), academic and policy discussions have shifted from a primary focus on hard infrastructure and trade facilitation towards the initiative's "people-to-people" dimension.
Adaptive, values-driven talent is shaping shared prosperity across China and Malaysia
Under the Asean-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), economic integration is increasingly aligned with sustainability and climate goals.
Digital China: A new era of China-Malaysia technological partnership
The march toward a fully digitalised economy has become a defining feature of national competitiveness, and this is evident in the ambitions laid out by China to build a Digital China.
Utilising Sino-Penang people-to-people relationship history to expand BRI people-to-people bonds
According to the "Encyclopedia on the Belt and Road Initiative: What is People-to-People Bond?" published by the Regional Openness Department under China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), People-to-People Bond is one of the five cooperation priorities of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Global green economy booming, but developing countries left behind
The world's transition to sustainable development is accelerating at an unprecedented pace.
TVET: A skills partnership between China and Malaysia
MALAYSIA is on its way to becoming a high-income nation. Based on the World Bank's 2025 analysis, Malaysia's economic growth trajectory could lead it to attain "high-income" status in 2028.
China’s free shipping wave lifts Malaysia’s digital trade
Free shipping from China to Malaysia is often seen as a threat to local online sellers. But this view misses the bigger picture. What appears on e-commerce platforms as a simple "free delivery" label is actually the result of deep changes in regional digital trade.
China-Asean financial cooperation for regional prosperity
ASEAN is considered a priority area for China in its neighbourhood diplomacy and vision to build a regional community with a shared future.
Strengthening AI security: How China’s GSI supports the Asean way
THE rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping the global economy and social structures. However, beneath the surface of innovation lies a high-stakes global contest over governance frameworks, security standards, and economic development. The United States and China have emerged with distinctly different development paradigms, each offering a unique vision for the future of AI.
