On the evening of April 15, 2025 local time, President Xi Jinping arrived in Kuala Lumpur by special plane for a state visit to Malaysia at the invitation of King of Malaysia His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim.
When he arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport by special plane, Xi Jinping was warmly greeted by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Foreign Minister Mohamad bin Haji Hasan, accompanying minister and Minister of Transport Loke Siew Fook and other senior officials. Malaysian children presented flowers to Xi Jinping, while Malaysian teenagers performed dances rich in local traditions, waving the national flags of both China and Malaysia to warmly welcome Xi Jinping's visit.
Xi Jinping delivered a written statement and on behalf of the Chinese government and the Chinese people, extended sincere greetings and best wishes to the Malaysian government and the Malaysian people.
Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Malaysia are friendly neighbors facing each other across the sea, with a traditional friendship spanning over a thousand years. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations more than half a century ago, the two countries have adhered to mutual respect, equality and win-win cooperation, setting a model for state-to-state relations. In 2023, the two sides reached an important consensus on building a China-Malaysia community with a shared future. Last year, the two countries grandly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. As major developing countries and members of the Global South, deepening high-level strategic cooperation between China and Malaysia serves the common interests of both countries and is conducive to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and the world at large. Xi Jinping looks forward to taking this visit as an opportunity to further deepen the traditional friendship between the two countries, strengthen political mutual trust between both sides, promote cooperation in modernization endeavors, jointly enhance exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations, and continuously elevate the building of a China-Malaysia community with a shared future to new heights, ushering in a new "Golden 50 Years" for China-Malaysia relations.
Cai Qi, Wang Yi, Wang Xiaohong, and other members of the entourage arrived on the same plane.
Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing also greeted Xi Jinping at the airport.
When Xi Jinping's motorcade drove from the airport to the hotel, personnel of local Chinese-funded enterprises and overseas Chinese students waved the national flags of China and Malaysia on both sides of the road, and held high red banners reading "Warmly Welcome President Xi Jinping's Visit to Malaysia" and "Long Live China-Malaysia Friendship". Overseas Chinese performed lively and festive lion dances to welcome Xi Jinping's visit.
