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Tun Abdul Razak in His Efforts to Establish Diplomatic Relations with The People's Republic of China
摘要
This article discusses Malaysia's foreign policy towards the People's Republic of China (PRC) during the rule of Tun Abdul Razak, which is from 1970 to 1976. The issue discussed in this article is the foreign policy introduced by Tun Abdul Razak which is seen as different from the foreign policy of Tunku Abdul Rahman who held the reins of government before. Tunku Abdul Rahman is a leader who does not maintain relations with the People's Republic of China and is highly pro-West. During the rule of Tun Abdul Razak, he acted to establish diplomatic relations with the communist People's Republic of China (PRC), even though at that time Malaysia was still facing the communist threat which was the country's main threat. The main focus of this article is to analyze the steps taken by Tun Abdul Razak in strengthening the relations between Malaysia and China. Relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Malaysia began to be established during the era of Tun Abdul Razak's rule. In conjunction with the historic event, the Malaysian side has held meetings and visited the communist country several times informally through economic visits and sports events. This development ended when Tun Abdul Razak made an official visit to China in May 1974 at the invitation of the PRC government. At the end of his visit, a Joint Communique was issued stating that Malaysia and the PRC had agreed to establish relations between the two countries. The event is a very important historical milestone in the relations between the two countries because on the one hand it symbolizes the end of a phase in Malaysia's foreign policy which is colored by anti-communist, anti-China and highly pro-Western attitudes.