Li Zhanshu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, held video talks with Malawi speaker Hara at the Great Hall of the people in Beijing on the 20th. Li Zhanshu said that Malawi is an important cooperative partner of China in Africa. This year marks the 15th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia. China is willing to work with Malaysia to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, promote the implementation of the outcome of the eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China Africa cooperation in Malawi as soon as possible, and promote the development and people's well-being of the two countries. Li Zhanshu pointed out that China supports Malaysia in independently exploring a development path in line with its national conditions and is willing to continue to support each other on issues related to each other's core interests and major concerns. He hoped one belt, one road initiative and the 2063 vision development strategy of Malawi should be strengthened to expand mutually beneficial cooperation in infrastructure construction, agriculture, medical and health, education and culture. Join hands to fight covid-19 pneumonia and develop normal and institutionalized counter-hospital cooperation. Close cooperation in the multilateral field and jointly advocate true multilateralism. China will work with developing countries and small and medium-sized countries to jointly safeguard international fairness and justice. Li Zhanshu stressed that exchanges between the legislative bodies are an important part of bilateral relations. The National People's Congress of China is willing to continuously deepen cooperation with the parliament of Malawi and make positive contributions to promoting the development of bilateral relations. Maintain high-level exchanges in the legislature, promote more exchanges between counterpart committees, deputies to the National People's Congress and parliamentarians, and encourage young and female representatives to actively participate. We will further exchange experience in the fields of poverty reduction, public health and women's and children's protection, so as to provide a fair, just, transparent and equal legal environment for enterprises to invest and start businesses in each other's countries. Strengthen cooperation on multilateral occasions and safeguard the common interests of developing countries. The National People's Congress of China has opened a seminar for parliamentarians from Asian and African countries. Malaysia is welcome to actively participate. Hara said that since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malawi and China, bilateral relations have made considerable progress and hopes to continuously deepen bilateral cooperation in various fields. Ma Jian is determined to pursue the one China policy. Thanks to covid-19 for support and assistance from China in economic and social development and in fighting against the new crown pneumonia epidemic. The Malaysian parliament is willing to strengthen friendly exchanges with the National People's Congress of China and contribute to promoting Malaysia China friendship. (Xinhua News Agency)