00:00His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia, met with the Malaysian diaspora in China on
00:07Saturday.
00:08Over 300 Malaysians, including business people, students and embassy members, attended the
00:14reception.
00:15The King interacted with the attendees inquiring about their well-being in China.
00:20At the same event, the King also consented the renaming of the Malay Studies Chair of
00:25the Beijing Foreign Studies University to the Sultan Ibrahim Chair of Malay Studies
00:30in a ceremony.
00:31The chair overseen by the Higher Education Ministry was established in 2007 to recognize
00:37the university's commitment to the promotion of the Malay language in China.
00:43The King is in China for a four-day state visit from September 19 to 22.
00:49He met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Cheng on Friday.
00:53The King's state visit underscores the strong bilateral relations between Malaysia and China,
00:59which have grown significantly since being elevated to a comprehensive strategic partnership
01:04in 2013.
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