Malaysia, a country that follows Islam, has a very high value passport. Malaysian passport holders can enter about 183 countries and regions without a visa or with a visa on arrival, which is almost among the top ten in the world! Malaysia originally had a good economic development momentum, but later, like Thailand, it fell into the middle-income trap, and could not make any further progress. This is because Malaysia's industry has not been able to improve, and it is unable to develop more advanced high-end products.
Ultimately, Malaysia can only move forward at a lower-middle level, which is the actual strength of Malaysia. Malaysia once discovered a large amount of rare earth resources, but lacked the technology. Simply selling rare earths would not make much money. Malaysia hoped that China would share its technology, and then the production costs could be shared, but was rejected by the big powers.
The reason is that the rare earth refining technology is unique to China. Once it is shared, all countries around the world will have the rare earth separation technology, and this technology, which has been used for hundreds of years, will lose the most important negotiation leverage for the big powers. In the end, after various negotiations and demands, Malaysia still could not get the technology. This is a core technology of the big powers, which will not be shared under any circumstances.
The country of Malaysia is divided into two major islands, East Malaysia and West Malaysia. The more familiar one is the West Malaysia area, which is the most prosperous region. The East Malaysia area is slightly away from the mainland and the economic development is less balanced, which is a fact. Malaysia is located in the central part of Southeast Asia, and is a strategic location, which can obtain more development resources. However, Malaysia is too small, and it follows Islam, so there are fewer possibilities for further progress.
It can only be said that being a middle-income country is fine, and developing further is difficult. Malaysia has a good relationship with our China, and our Malaysian Chinese are the most patriotic, even able to return to the country at any time and become Chinese citizens. For this, we also attach great importance. These Malaysian Chinese, who are doing well in Malaysia, can receive our maximum support, which is the best way.
In the future, when our country's population can no longer advance, opening up the plan for Malaysian Chinese to return home is also an option. We look forward to the day when Malaysian Chinese will also return to live.
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