2025-04-16
26 分钟Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story, this is the point.
President Xi Jinping is in Malaysia now as part of his state visits to Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam and Cambodia.
During the trip, China looks to strengthen economic ties,
boost connectivity and deepen regional cooperation and integration.
Ahead of the visits,
President Xi Jinping underscored the importance of building a community of shared future among neighboring countries.
This is what President Xi intends to do, especially in Malaysia, which hosts this year's ASEAN chairmanship.
So how does China's neighborhood diplomacy align with the concept of building a community of shared future with neighboring countries?
What steps are China and ASEAN countries taking to defend the global multilateral trading order,
especially given Washington's recent tariff of blitz?
Welcome to this special edition of The Point with me, Liu Xin, coming to you from Beijing.
I'm pleased to be joined from Hong Kong by Professor Li Cheng,
founding director of the Center on Contemporary China and the world at the University of Hong Kong.
From Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Professor Nguyen Tan Thuong, faculty member of Fulbright University of Vietnam.
And from Melaka, Malaysia by Peter Chen, research associate of Malaysia, China Friendship Association.
Gentlemen, welcome to The Point.
First of all, let's talk about some concepts here and bear with me.
This may sound boring, may sound difficult and abstract,
but it is very important
because China lay out its policies and diplomatic strategies according to these important concepts.