On September 8, WAIC Connect Malaysia 2026 has been held in Kuala Lumpur. Present were H.E. Ambassador Ouyang Yujing; Minister of Communications of Malaysia, Dato' Seri Fahmi Fadzil; President of Huawei Asia Pacific Region, Terry He; and President of Malaysia-China Friendship Association (PPMC), Dato' Abdul Majid Abdul Khan, among close to 600 guests.

In his speech, Ambassador Ouyang highlighted that President Xi Jinping delivered an important speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 World AI Conference and High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance, which comprehensively outlined China’s position and proposals on fostering a healthy, safe, and orderly development of AI and called for efforts to build a just and equitable system for global AI governance, drawing positive response from all quarters. The AI industries of China and Malaysia possess complementary strengths with broad cooperation prospects. Industry players from both sides should strengthen exchanges and alignment to empower a wide range of industries.

Minister Fahmi said, Malaysia is accelerating the adoption of AI to empower the development of various sectors while placing great importance on talent development and sustainable development, and is keen to deepen cooperation with China.

After delivering their speech, Ambassador Ouyang and Minister Fahmi toured the AI ecosystem exhibition area.