Malaysian minister welcomes stronger youth, sports cooperation with China

KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Minister of Youth and Sports Hannah Yeoh Tseow Suan said on Sunday that Malaysia welcomes closer youth and sports cooperation with China and looks forward to enhancing bilateral ties by deepening people-to-people exchanges.

Speaking at a Malaysia-China friendship run held in Sabah state, Yeoh highlighted China's long-standing strength in sports, noting that Malaysia has drawn insights from bilateral exchanges and training collaborations with China.

"China is always known as one of the key (sports) leaders in Asia, even at the Olympic level," she added.

The friendship run in Sabah, organized by the Malaysia-China Friendship Association Sabah, attracted over 5,000 participants, including youths from both countries, local families, and employees of Chinese enterprises based in Malaysia.■