New blueprint for China-Malaysia collaborations

Shared future: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim receiving China’s President Xi Jinping at KLIA on April 15, 2025. China is willing to continue strengthening alignment of development strategies and further substantiate the outcomes delivered by Xi’s state visit to Malaysia. – Photo courtesy of the Information Department

RECENTLY, China’s two national sessions – the Fourth Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the Fourth Session of the 14th National People’s Congress of China (NPC) – successfully concluded in Beijing.

The “Outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for National Economic and Social Development” was approved by the NPC during the session, providing a carefully-designed roadmap for China’s next five years of economic and social development.