Collective action crucial to protecting South China Sea, says China's charge d'affaires in M'sia

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Cooperative efforts between China, Malaysia and other Asean countries contribute to stability in the South China Sea stability, says the Chinese embassy in Malaysia.  The embassy's charge d’affaires, Zheng Xuefang, emphasised that the South China Sea is a shared resource, a common home for the nations in the region and that collective action is crucial to protect and preserve it.  He said at a media briefing on China's white paper 'A Global Community of Shared Future', Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (Oct 12).  Read more at http://rb.gy/fnulz   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 How do we comment on China-Malaysia relations?

00:16 Malaysia is the first ASEAN country to establish diplomatic relations with China.

00:22 It is a friendly neighbor of China and also a priority of China's neighborhood diplomacy.

00:28 The good relationship between China and Malaysia is always a front-runner in China's relations

00:35 with ASEAN countries.

00:38 The vision of building a global community with a shared future is highly aligned with

00:43 the Malaysia Madani proposed by Prime Minister Ang Wa.

00:48 In March this year, Prime Minister Ang Wa paid a successful visit to China.

00:54 During this visit, President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Ang Wa reached an important

00:59 consensus on building a China-Malaysia community with a shared future.

01:05 Prime Minister Ang Wa said clearly that Malaysia supports the vision of a global community

01:11 of shared future and the three global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping and Malaysia

01:18 is ready to work with China to deepen exchanges and dialogues between civilizations.

01:26 These are milestones in the history of China-Malaysia relations.

01:30 The two countries will work together to make deeper and more substantive progress towards

01:37 a China-Malaysia community with a shared future.

01:41 China's economic growth will continue to bring new benefits to countries across the world,

01:45 including Malaysia.

01:47 China looks forward to working together with all other countries, including Malaysia, to

01:53 expedite the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and build a global community of development.

02:01 South China Sea issue, some reporters are concerned about this issue.

02:06 China and ASEAN countries, including Malaysia, are separated only by a narrow strip of water.

02:13 The South China Sea is our common home.

02:16 We must maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea.

02:21 In 2002, China and ASEAN countries signed the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties

02:29 in the South China Sea, that is, DOC.

02:33 It's a common strategic concern for China and ASEAN countries to keep and maintain peace

02:40 and stability in the region.

02:43 Over the past several years, with joint efforts of China and ASEAN countries, the situation

02:49 on the sea has remained stable on the whole, which creates good environment for regional

02:55 countries' development, including China and Malaysia.

02:59 We must cherish the peace and stability and hold the future of South China Sea firmly

03:04 in our hands as masters of our own affairs.

03:09 Therefore, we should stay committed to the dual-track approach, properly manage maritime

03:15 differences through friendly consultations with the countries directly concerned, fully

03:22 and effectively implement the DOC, and accelerate consultations on the Code of Conduct in the

03:30 South China Sea, that is, COC, so as to provide a solid underpinning for peace and stability

03:38 in the South China Sea.

03:40 We are ready to work with all other countries, including Malaysia, to create an open, fair,

03:46 equitable and non-discriminatory environment for scientific and technological advances.

03:53 China stands ready to work together with the international community to translate the vision

03:59 of a global community of shared future into reality at an early date and build this planet

04:06 we all call home into a family of peace, unity and harmony.

04:16 Thank you.

04:17 (Applause.)

04:17 (END)

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