On April 27th, Chinese Consul General in Penang Zhou Youbin attends the 55th Anniversary Celebration of Persatuan Teochew Kedah/Perlis. Member of Kedah State Legislative Assembly YB Teh Swee Leong, Chinese Affairs Officer of Kedah Menteri Besar Mr. Kuan Kok Siang, President of Kedah Chinese Assembly Hall Datuk Cheng Lai Hock, Chairman of Persatuan Teochew Kedah/Perlis Mr. Lo Thiang Chooi and so-on attended the event.

Consul General Zhou said in his speech that Chinese President Xi Jinping successfully concludes his state visit to Malaysia recently. The leaders of two countries agreed to build a high-level strategic China-Malaysia community with a shared future, to become a pacesetter for regional cooperation on new quality productive forces. The two sides signed a number of cooperation documents, bringing tangible benefits to the people of the two countries. The United States has been recently arbitrarily imposing tariffs, which have jeopardized the stability of the global economy and interests of all countries in the world, especially the developing countries. China and Malaysia should strengthen coordination and cooperation, reject unilateralism, decoupling and supply disruption with the Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, and guard the bright development prospects of the Asia.