On June 8, 2022, Chinese Consul General in Penang Mr. Lu Shiwei attended the Belt and Road Initiative Symposium organized by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Penang Branch online, and delivered a speech. Vice Chancellor of UiTM Professor Dr. Roziah Mohd Janor, Deputy Rector of UiTM Penang Branch Associate Professor Dr. Ahmad Rashidy Bin Razali, Deputy General Manager of SANY Heavy Industry and Executive Director of Hunan SANY Polytechnic College Mr. Hu Jiangxue, Secretary General of Association of Belt & Road Malaysia Mr. Ian Neo Chee Hua, and President of Education Association between Malaysia and China Mr. Jiang Zhongqi attended the event. The event was held both online and offline with the theme of “Smart Manufacturing: The Future is Now”. About 200 teachers and students participated in the on-site event, and the event was also broadcasted live on the official Facebook page of the Southeast Asia Research Centre for Humanities, with more than 600 viewers.
Consul General Mr. Lu Shiwei said in his speech that The construction of a digital silk road will foster new growth drivers for Belt and Road participating countries, and promote more inclusive and sustainable development for all countries.The profound integration of digital economy and intelligent manufacturing has become an important engine to promote high-quality development of real economy. China has the world’s most comprehensiveindustrial system with world’s largest manufacturing sector, and also enjoys the advantages of super-scale markets and domestic demand potentials.Intelligent manufacturing provides a new path for the high-quality development of “made in China”.In recent years, Malaysia has strengthened the construction of digital infrastructure, assisted small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to achieve digital transformation, and provided an enablingenvironment for the development of digital economy. Chinese enterprises have actively and extensively participated in the digital transformation of Malaysia.
Consul General Mr. Lu Shiwei said that China has steadily and effectively carried out the work of coordinating COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control with social and economic development. The fundamentals of the Chinese economy – its strong resilience, enormous potential, and long-term sustainability – remain unchanged.Since the establishment of diplomatic relationsbetween China and Malaysia 48 years ago, the relationship between the two countries has continued to develop steadily. Both China and Malaysia should seize the important opportunity of the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, give full play to their respective advantages, promote international cooperation in intelligent manufacturing, strive to develop a number of pilot and demonstration projects together, and promote the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to grow in depth and substance.
UiTM and Hunan SANY Polytechnic College both stated that the joint organizationof this symposium not only help the two universities share resources, complement each other’s advantages, build a new bridge and create new highlights for China-Malaysia educational cooperation, but also contribute to the promotion of Belt and Road cooperation and enhancement of China-Malaysia comprehensive strategic partnership.
