KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and China’s Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday exchanged coffee table books in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China, which was established on May 31, 1974.

Li presented Anwar with the book titled ‘50th Anniversary of China-Malaysia Diplomatic Ties Hand in Hand for Win-Win Cooperation’ while Anwar presented ‘Ties that Bind’ to the visiting Chinese Premier.

Both leaders also exchanged commemorative stamps. Anwar also presented commemorative coins to Li.

‘Ties that Bind’, a 174-page English-Chinese dual language coffee table book was published by Bernama, the Malaysian National News Agency, and produced in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry.

It also includes messages from Anwar, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil, China’s Ambassador to Malaysia Ouyang Yujing and Bernama Chairman Datuk Seri Wong Chun Wai.

The book conveys, through text and pictures, the major leader-to-leader and people-to-people exchanges and the growth of political, economic, cultural, social, sports and tourism ties between the two countries over the last 50 years. 

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