On May 31, 2024, President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with Malaysia's King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China and Malaysia are neighbors with a millennium-old friendship, friends whose hearts are connected, and partners for win-win cooperation. Over the past half a century, the two countries have always treated each other with sincerity, supported each other in solidarity, and sought development together, and China-Malaysia relations have always been at the forefront among regional countries. In 2023, the two sides reached important common understandings on jointly building a China-Malaysia community with a shared future, ushering in a new historical stage of development in bilateral relations. The friendship between China and Malaysia is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, providing an inexhaustible driving force for the continuous development of bilateral relations. Xi recalled that he recently received a jointly-signed letter from Malaysian students studying at Tianjin University in China, who have made it their goal to disseminate and promote China-Malaysia friendship and look forward to using their knowledge to serve the building of a China-Malaysia community with a shared future. Xi said he is pleased to see that the cause of friendship between the two countries will be carried on over generations.

Stressing that China-Malaysia relations are standing at a new starting point in history, Xi Jinping expressed readiness to work with King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar to guide the building of a China-Malaysia community with a shared future for continued and new achievements, so as to bring more benefits to the two peoples, make greater contributions to regional prosperity and stability, and jointly usher in another five brilliant decades of China-Malaysia relations.

Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations 50 years ago, Malaysia and China have always respected and trusted each other, and bilateral relations have constantly made new progress. Since the establishment of the comprehensive strategic partnership in 2013, bilateral cooperation and exchanges in such fields as economy and trade, investment, culture, as well as people-to-people exchanges have been further deepened and expanded. On the occasion of jointly celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Malaysia-China diplomatic relations, Malaysia is ready to always work hand in hand with China to jointly create prosperity and continuously deliver benefits to the two peoples.

On the same day, Premier Li Qiang of the State Council exchanged congratulatory messages with Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Anwar Bin Ibrahim. Li Qiang said that China is ready to work hand in hand with Malaysia to take the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries as a new starting point to deepen the synergy of development strategies, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, promote mutual understanding and affinity between the two peoples, and continuously enrich the substance of the China-Malaysia community with a shared future.

Dato' Seri Anwar Bin Ibrahim said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, Malaysia-China relations have achieved milestone accomplishments on the basis of mutual respect and trust. The two sides held mutual high-level visits and organized colorful commemorative activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, fully demonstrating the high-level and strategic significance of the partnership between the two countries.