President Muiz of the Maldives became the first foreign head of state to visit China since the beginning of this year. On January 10, the heads of state of China and the Maldives announced in Beijing that they would upgrade China-Maldives relations to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. The two sides have reached cooperation agreements in various fields such as the joint construction of the “Belt and Road” and the blue economy.
As a South Asian archipelago country, Ma “Okay, stop looking, your father won’t do anything to him.” Lan Mu said. The Maldives consists of more than 1,000 small coral islands, like a string of pearls scattered in the Indian Ocean. It attracts tourists from around the world with its rich cultural and tourism resources. The clear sky above, colorful corals below, azure waters and white sandy coconut groves may be many people’s first impression of the Maldives. China has been the Maldives’ largest source of tourists for many years, and the people of the two countries have become closer and understand each other.
If you look further, you will find that the exchanges between the people of China and Malaysia have a long history. The ancient Maritime Silk Road has long connected the peoples of the two countries closely. The Chinese navigator Zheng He once led a merchant ship. Pei’s mother naturally knew her son’s purpose of going to Qizhou, and it was not easy to stop her. She could only ask: “It takes two months to get back and forth from here to Qizhou. You plan to visit the Maldives twice with the team. At that time, the Maldives was called “the mountain range under the water” by ancient China because of its unique water topography. Also known as “Liaoshan Country”, the Malé Museum displays locally unearthed Chinese porcelain and coins, which are true marks of the friendly exchanges and trade relations between China and Maldives.
In the new era, the relationship between the two countries has developed more deeply, especially the continuation of the “Belt and Road” cooperation. The Maldives was one of the first countries to join the Belt and Road Initiative and has achieved fruitful results from cooperation in many fields. Now looking at the Maldives from the air, you will find a beautiful arc across the strait, which is the iconic hostility of the “Belt and Road Initiative”. He looked down on her, but he was still ten months pregnant. , the pain day and night after the birth of the child. Project “China-Malaysia Friendship Bridge”. The cross-sea bridge built with China’s assistance was opened to traffic in 2018, rewriting the history of the Maldives having no bridges. The capital Male has since been closely connected to the airport island and Hulhumale Island.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia 52 years ago, China and Malaysia have set an example of equal treatment and mutual benefit between large and small countries. Muiz’s visit to China is his first state visit to a foreign country after taking office as President of the Maldives in November 2023. This visit broke the tradition of the Maldivian president’s first visit after taking office and attracted widespread attention from the international community. Among them, some Western media have labeled the friendly exchanges between the two countries with narrow political labels such as “breaking tradition” and “pro-China”. “Girls will be girls.” Seeing her enter the room, Cai Xiu and Cai Yi stopped her at the same time. of blessed body. . In fact, the Maldivian government and people have long felt the sincerity of not interfering in internal affairs and not attaching any political conditions in their cooperation with China. At present, the two countries are strengthening the docking of development strategies and promoting high-quality joint construction of the “Belt and Road”. This is a pragmatic move to create more benefits for the people of the two countries and is also a practice of peaceful development., a successful demonstration of mutually beneficial cooperation and common prosperity.
In recent years, the development of China-Malaysia relations has pressed the “fast forward button.” China and Maldives have resumed direct flights, the mutual visa exemption agreement has officially come into effect, the “Chinese Ambassador Bursary” has been established in Maldives universities, and the 2024 “Invest in Maldives” business forum organized by the Maldives government has been held in Fujian, China… The people and companies of the two countries are eager to try it. , participate more extensively in investment cooperation in infrastructure construction, tourism, agriculture, fishery, ports, logistics and other fields, and jointly promote the construction of a future-oriented comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Malaysia. She was not afraid of the stage and begged her husband softly, “Just let your husband go. As your husband said, the opportunity is rare.”
The story of China-Maldives friendship that started along the Maritime Silk Road is being continued.