On the evening of 3 October local time, President Xi Jinping arrived in Kuala Lumpur, starting a state visit to Malaysia.

Xi Jinping arrived in Kuala Lumpur from Jakarta after successfully concluding the state visit to Indonesia.

During the visit to Malaysia, President Xi Jinping will meet with Supreme Head of State Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah. He will hold talks with Prime Minister Najib Razak and attend with him an economic summit.

China-Malaysia relations have enjoyed sound growth momentum in recent years, with positive progress of practical cooperation in all fields. Bilateral trade volume amounted to 94.8 billion US dollars last year. China has been Malaysia's largest trade partner for four consecutive years, while Malaysia has been China's largest trade partner among ASEAN countries for five consecutive years. Large projects jointly built by the two countries such as the Qinzhou industrial park and the Kuantan industrial park have made positive progress and have set a precedent for China and friendly nations to set up industrial parks in each other's country. Both sides enjoy frequent people-to-people and cultural exchanges. Last year the number of personnel exchanges reached 2.6 million person times and China is one of Malaysia's major sources of overseas tourists.

Malaysia is the second stop of President Xi Jinping's current Southeast Asian tour. Afterwards, he will also visit Bali Island, Indonesia to attend the 21st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.