KOTA KINABALU: Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Kota Kinabalu, Dr. Zhu Xinglong paid a courtesy call on Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment Datuk Seri Christina Liew on Monday.
Consul General Zhu said under the strategic guidance of the leaders of China and Malaysia, bilateral relations have reached a historic high, and the prospects for cooperation between the two countries are broad.
“China is Sabah’s largest source of international tourists,” he said.
The Consul General expressed willingness to work closely with the Minister to implement the important consensus reached by the two countries’ leaders, and to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between China and Sabah in areas such as governance, civilisational dialogue, cultural industries, tourism, and poverty alleviation, in a joint effort to build a high-level strategic China-Malaysia community with a shared future.
Liew warmly welcomed Consul General Zhu’s assumption of office in Sabah and noted that China’s rapid development in recent years is remarkable.
She expressed her readiness to maintain close communication and coordination with the Consul General, learn from China’s governance experience, and expand people-to-people and cultural exchanges between Sabah and China.
“Let us work together to usher in the next ‘Golden 50 Years’ of China-Malaysia relations,” Liew added.
Also present were Deputy Consul General Xue Xiaoning and other officials, and Sabah Tourism Board Deputy Chief Executive Officer Tay Shu Lan.
