On December 4, 2021, State  Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Malaysian Foreign Minister  Dato' Saifuddin Abdullah jointly met the press after co-chairing the First  China-Malaysia High Level Committee Meeting.

Wang Yi said that this year  marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of dialogue relations between  China and ASEAN. The bilateral relations have always played a leading and  exemplary role in regional cooperation, setting the most dynamic, fruitful and  promising model for regional cooperation. Two weeks ago, President Xi Jinping  and leaders of ASEAN countries jointly attended the ASEAN-China Special Summit  to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations and  announced the upgrade of China-ASEAN ties to a comprehensive strategic  partnership, which will bring new and major development opportunities for  China-ASEAN relations.

In response to the journalist's  question on how to view the opportunities and challenges facing the current  regional situation, Wang Yi emphasized that the current regional situation is  showing two completely different trends. One is the successful practice of  China-ASEAN relations, which focuses on enhancing mutual trust,  coordinating cooperation, and seeking common prosperity. This represents the  development direction of the times and conforms to the common interests of all  countries. It is undoubtedly on the right side of history. The other is to  instigate ideological opposition, create barriers and splits, promote  "wall-building" and "decoupling", and even attempt to provoke a "new Cold War",  which will drag regional countries into a quagmire of confrontation. This is  obviously going against the trend of history and standing on the wrong side of  history.

Wang Yi said that the current  regional situation has come to a new crossroads. China holds the position that  all countries should be united rather than divided, inclusive rather than  exclusive, and win-win rather than monopolized. What the countries need is  cooperation and stability rather than confrontation and conflict. All countries  should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each country, and  refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries or  challenging the basic norms governing international relations. All countries in  the region should be vigilant against and jointly resist actions that undermine  regional peace, stability and prosperity. Only in this way can we maintain the  sound momentum of development in the region, open up an even brighter future for  the region, and make due contributions to the development and progress of human  society.