DPM Zahid to lead Malaysian delegation on five-day China working visit

Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will visit China from October 12-16 to enhance trade, investment, technology, and TVET cooperation.

He will meet Chinese leaders and attend the World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference in Tianjin, delivering a keynote address.

The visit aims to bolster Malaysia-China relations, focusing on economic cooperation and regional stability through various strategic initiatives.

BEIJING, Oct 11 — Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi will undertake a five-day working visit to China beginning tomorrow to strengthen bilateral ties, particularly in trade, investment, technology, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

Malaysian Ambassador to China Datuk Norman Muhamad said the visit, from October 12 to 16, would include a series of meetings with Chinese government leaders in Beijing before Ahmad Zahid, who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister, travels to Tianjin to attend the World Vocational and Technical Education Development Conference (WVTEDC) 2026.

He said the agenda in Beijing would begin with a bilateral meeting with Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang, followed by a meeting with Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong and several engagements with trade companies to explore opportunities for economic cooperation.

“The meeting with Ding is scheduled for October 15 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, with both sides expected to discuss efforts to strengthen existing cooperation and explore new opportunities in investment, technology, and human capital and talent development, including TVET.

“Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is also expected to feature in the discussions, covering infrastructure, artificial intelligence (AI), the digital economy, telecommunications, trade, renewable energy, and science and technology,” he told a press conference here today.

Norman said the discussions were also expected to follow up on several matters arising from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s meeting with Premier Li Qiang during his working visit to China from Sept 22 to 24, further strengthening the Malaysia-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

He said both sides were also expected to exchange views on their shared commitment to maintaining regional peace and stability through the Asean-China framework, as well as addressing global issues of mutual concern.

Norman said that in Tianjin, the Deputy Prime Minister would attend a dinner hosted by Chinese Education Minister Huai Jinpeng before delivering a keynote address at the opening session of WVTEDC 2026 on October 16.

He said Ahmad Zahid, who is also the National TVET Council chairman, was expected to be the highest-ranking representative from a foreign government attending the conference, which would bring together 21 ministers and deputy ministers from other countries, with participation from more than 100 countries.

Norman said Malaysia’s participation would provide opportunities to share best practices, foster cooperation between educational and training institutions, and strengthen industry ties between the two countries.

He said that during his visit to Shanghai last year, Ahmad Zahid had also sought the Chinese government’s cooperation in training Malaysian TVET students, including through institutions such as the Majlis Amanah Rakyat (MARA) and related agencies.

This will be Ahmad Zahid’s third visit to China since assuming the post of Deputy Prime Minister in December 2022. He will be accompanied by senior officials from the Foreign Ministry, Rural and Regional Development Ministry, Higher Education Ministry and the National TVET Council secretariat.

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副总理艾​​哈迈德·扎希德·哈米迪将于10月12日至16日访问中国，以加强贸易、投资、技术和职业技术教育方面的合作。

他将与中国领导人会面，并出席在天津举行的世界职业技术教育发展大会，发表主旨演讲。

此次访问旨在加强马来西亚与中国的关系，重点是通过各种战略举措促进经济合作和区域稳定。

北京，10月11日讯——马来西亚副首相拿督斯里阿末扎希哈米迪将于明日起对中国进行为期五天的工作访问，以加强双边关系，尤其是在贸易、投资、技术以及技术和职业教育培训（TVET）领域。

马来西亚驻华大使拿督诺曼·穆罕默德表示，此次访问将于10月12日至16日进行，期间艾哈迈德·扎希德（同时也是乡村及区域发展部长）将在北京与中国政府领导人举行一系列会晤，之后他将前往天津参加2026年世界职业技术教育发展大会（WVTEDC）。

他表示，北京之行的议程将首先是与中国国务院副总理丁学祥举行双边会晤，随后会见公安部长王晓红，并与多家贸易公司进行洽谈，探讨经济合作的机会。

“与丁俊伟的会晤定于10月15日在北京人民大会堂举行，双方预计将讨论如何加强现有合作，并探索在投资、技术、人力资本和人才发展（包括职业技术教育与培训）方面的新机遇。

“‘一带一路’倡议下的合作预计也将是讨论的重点，涵盖基础设施、人工智能、数字经济、电信、贸易、可再生能源以及科技等领域，”他今天在此举行的新闻发布会上表示。

诺曼表示，此次会谈预计还将跟进马来西亚总理拿督斯里安华·易卜拉欣9月22日至24日访华期间与中国总理李强会晤后提出的若干事项，进一步加强马中全面战略伙伴关系。

他表示，双方还将就通过东盟-中国框架维护地区和平与稳定的共同承诺以及共同关心的全球性问题交换意见。

诺曼表示，副总理将在天津出席中国教育部长怀金鹏主持的晚宴，之后于10月16日在2026年世界教育技术发展大会（WVTEDC 2026）开幕式上发表主旨演讲。

他表示，艾哈迈德·扎希德（同时也是国家职业技术教育委员会主席）预计将是出席此次会议的外国政府最高级别代表。此次会议将汇聚来自其他国家的21位部长和副部长，共有来自100多个国家的代表参加。

诺曼表示，马来西亚的参与将为分享最佳实践、促进教育和培训机构之间的合作以及加强两国之间的产业联系提供机会。

他表示，艾哈迈德·扎希德去年访问上海期间，也曾寻求中国政府在培训马来西亚职业技术教育与培训（TVET）学生方面提供合作，包括通过人民信托局（MARA）等机构和相关机构。

这将是艾哈迈德·扎希德自2022年12月就任副总理以来第三次访问中国。陪同他出访的有外交部、农村和区域发展部、高等教育部以及国家职业技术教育委员会秘书处的高级官员。

据马新社报道，2026年1月至8月，马来西亚与中国的贸易额同比增长35.1%，达到4566.8亿令吉。

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