Media Interviews
South China Morning Post 19-09-2024
Sultan Ibrahim visits China in first trip as Malaysia’s king, marking 50 years of ties
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said the King Sultan Ibrahim’s state visit to China will further reaffirm the strong bilateral ties between the two countries. He added that Sultan Ibrahim may invite Chinese companies to participate in the high-speed rail project between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore and share the plans for the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, announced in January.
South China Morning Post 30-07-2024
China supports Malaysia’s Brics application, saying ‘like-minded partners’ are welcome
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said Malaysian membership could prompt interest among other Southeast Asian countries wanting to establish a collective position on the world stage. He noted that many global institutions have not been effective in addressing the issues of regional conflicts, trade restrictions and climate change.
First Voice 30-04-2024
Expert: The U.S. military is a true exemplary of overcapacity
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said on CGTN’s program Global South Voices that the U.S. is “overcapacity” in the military sense. Its excessive defence budget fuels intervention in other countries in the name of defending democracy, human rights, etc.
CGTN Global South Voices 26-04-2024
“Overcapacity” in China or fear of China’s rise?
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said that the U.S. deems China as the only country that has the capacity to challenge its global supremacy. It views China as a long-term pacing threat and is using everything it can to suppress China in every domain. So the “overcapacity” rhetoric from the Washington elites is not surprising.
Xinhua Interview 26-04-2024
ASEAN people oppose U.S. destabilization of South China Sea, says Malaysian expert
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, emphasised that countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) prefer to resolve disputes through negotiation and do not support taking confrontational actions on the South China Sea issue.
Bernama Interview 14-01-2024
2024: Malaysia and China celebrate golden anniversary of their diplomatic ties
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, conveyed his optimism that Malaysia-China relations will strengthen, noting that leaders from both countries remain committed to building a Malaysia-China community with a shared future.
Global Times Interview 01-01-2024
Philippines unlikely to gain support from other ASEAN countries for its S. China Sea provocative approach
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, shared his thoughts on China’s diplomacy, the development of China-ASEAN ties and the situation in the South China Sea.
Xinhua 21-12-2023
Economic Watch: China remains solid bet for global businesses
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said that innovation and technology are the driving forces of economic growth in the 21st century, and that green development is an effective way to deal with climate change.
China Daily Interview 18-12-2023
BRI chalks up a decade of far-reaching achievements
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said that over the past decade, the BRI has evolved from a connectivity project based on the concept and spirit of the ancient Silk Road into an inclusive global cooperation partnership.
Bernama Interview 29-11-2023
Malaysia-China mutual visa waiver have immense positive spillover effects
President of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, Koh King Kee said, “The mutual waiver of visa requirements for visits by Malaysian and Chinese citizens on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and China is no doubt a new milestone on the bilateral relations between the two countries.”
China Daily 15-11-2023
Multilateralism key to global growth: Experts
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, emphasized the significance of the APEC meeting, saying that both China and the US are major global economic and military powers. By maintaining communication through APEC to promote regional peace and development, strategic miscalculations can be avoided.
Beijing Review Interview 20-03-2023
An alternative model for human advancement
Ong Tee Keat, chairman of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said whole-process people’s democracy provides a distinctive alternative to Western liberal democracy. While China’s modernization has proven it is not synonymous to Westernization, whole-process people’s democracy, too, is another testament to the plurality of democratic models.
South China Morning Post Interview 20-11-2022
China “open” to defence minister’s talks with US at Asean security forum
“The US is fully aware that it cannot win in a military conflict with China, which it deems a ‘pacing challenge’. It is therefore buying time to further strengthen its deterrence capabilities vis-à-vis China’s increasing military might,” said Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia.
Xinhua Interview 14-11-2022
APEC members should work together on global challenges, says Malaysian expert
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies should focus on accelerating global recovery, green and sustainable development, digital transformation and mitigating climate change to ensure global financial stability and food security.
CGTN Interview 25-10-2022
Malaysian expert: New leadership has fair mix of old and new
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, said the newly elected CPC Politburo Standing Committee has a fair mix of old and new faces, to ensure continuity and at the same time inject new blood into the top leadership…. to steer the country in a time of extreme turbulence and uncertainties.
Global Times Interview 16-10-2022
New journey to the next glorious century
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, stressed that underpinning China’s success is CPC’s people-oriented philosophy of governance and remaining true to its founding spirit of seeking happiness for the masses.
Global Times Interview 20-09-2022
China’s system gives it continuity and consistency in policymaking: Malaysian scholar
Koh King Kee, president of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said the CPC’s long-term development plans ensure continuity, and it cannot be overstated that China’s economic stability is vital to the stability of the global economy.
Global Times Interview 14-07-2022
CPC innovates its own formula of governance based on people’s aspirations
Ong Tee Keat, chairman of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, said China’s leaps and bounds in the past four decades are wedded to its people-centric governance and the Communist Party of China has the gumption to innovate its own formula of governance premised on the people’s aspirations and the nation’s priorities at different times.
China Daily 10-01-2022
AUKUS seen as violating rules on arms control
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, said AUKUS has triggered great concern among ASEAN countries because the pact will help Australia acquire technology to build nuclear submarines, which will break the security balance in the region.
Global Times Interview 15-12-2021
Attempt to insert wedge in ASEAN unlikely to work as US wishes: Malaysian scholar
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, said maintaining centrality vis-à-vis US-China rivalry is the consensus of ASEAN member countries.
ASEAN-China Centre 12-10-2021
Experts eye better China-ASEAN ties
Noting that the pandemic swept the world amid the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, said Asia’s recovery, which rests on innovation, digital infrastructure, digital skills and digital cooperation, will contribute to the growth of 4 IR.
Malaysian Think-Tank: AUKUS Could Turn Region into Conflict-Prone Area
Ong Tea Keat, chairman of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said AUKUS serves to counter the rising maritime influence of China in the region. Its inception is likely to turn Asia Pacific into a conflict-prone area from a mere theatre for big powers’ geopolitical contest.
AUKUS an ineffective ‘NATO’ against China: Malaysian scholar
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, said ASEAN nations have always preached maintaining Southeast Asia as a “zone of peace, freedom and neutrality” (ZOPFAN), free from interference by any outside powers.
Interview: AUKUS pact risks raising regional tensions: expert
Ong Tea Keat, chairman of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said the inception of such a security partnership as AUKUS is “indeed out of sync with the prevailing regional needs that could only be well met through multilateral cooperation.”
China Daily 20-09-2021
Electoral reform to herald better governance in HK
“The Hong Kong Election Committee election, the first one after the special administrative region implemented electoral system reform, will usher a new era in Hong Kong,” said Ong Tee Keat, chairman of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia.
The Power of Openness
According to Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, the CPC (Communist Party of China) leadership’s openness to learning from more advanced countries helped China find a development path suited to its own national circumstances.
Xinhua 21-04-2021
Interview: BRI cooperation to spearhead post-pandemic recovery, says Malaysian expert
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is expected to spearhead the post-pandemic global economic recovery, as participating countries have reinforced their ties in joint response to COVID-19, said Ong Tee Keat, founding chairman of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia
Xi’s Vision for Shared Destiny Draws Applause
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia said, “In prioritizing the delivery of vaccine to developing countries, China is upholding its world vision that mankind is a community with a shared future.”
Bullish growth prospects forecast for country
“With the economy fully recovered from the pandemic, I am optimistic about China’s growth,” said Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia.
Xinhua 09-12-2020
Xinhua Headlines: Int’l agencies, experts expect China to drive global growth in post-pandemic era
“In the post-pandemic era, China will continue to be the locomotive of global growth,” said Koh King Kee, president of Malaysia’s think tank Center for New Inclusive Asia.
Xinhua Interview 03-12-2020
Closer ASEAN-China cooperation could contribute to global post-pandemic recovery: Malaysian expert
Xinhuanet 19-11-2020
Xinhua Headlines – Xi Focus: Xi explains how China’s new development paradigm works for shared benefits
Ong Tee Keat, founding chairman of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said he expects China’s new development paradigm to bring in a new round of opening-up, providing greater opportunities and room for post-pandemic global economic recovery and development.
CGTN 15-11-2020
Signing of RCEP ‘a victory of multilateralism, free trade’: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang
Ong Tee Keat, founding chairman of the Center for New Inclusive Asia, said that the greater economic integration will help unlock many of the Southeastern Asian countries’ huge potential.
China Daily 31-10-2020
Experts praise country’s successes
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, said that the blueprint promotes green and high-quality development while pushing for more balanced growth through rural vitalization, urbanization and coordinated regional development.
China Daily 30-10-2020
Shanghai rises on global financial stage
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, said that US companies are being lured by the massive opportunities arising from China’s recent liberalization.
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China Daily 03-09-2020
Zones may not sound exciting but they changed the world
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia said, “It was China’s first test ground for a market economy while the rest of the country remained very much planned.”
China Daily Exclusive Interview 31-08-2020
Koh King Kee — Three keys to poverty exit: technology, transport and tourism
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China daily 06-08-2020
Domestic consumers provide spending boost for economy
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, pointed out that the vast domestic market also meant that Chinese companies no longer needed to rely only on the international economy to develop their businesses.
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China daily 05-08-2020
Experts say China key to global recovery
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia said, “Xi’s pro-business statement will undoubtedly provide a big boost to business confidence in China, both to foreign and local enterprises.”
Xinhua Interview 17-07-2020
Ong Tee Keat : RCEP, China’s economic rebound to assist ASEAN’s post-pandemic recovery
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China Daily 27-06-2020
Security law necessary to safeguard HK residents
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia said, “I just have a simple answer: Actually China should not be bothered to explain the national security legislation to anyone. Hong Kong is part of China, a city in China.”
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China Daily 02-06-2020
Experts applaud China’s effort to help continent battle the pandemic
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, praised President Xi Jinping’s speech to the 73rd World Health Assembly, in which the Chinese leader highlighted the need for the world to provide more material, technological and personal support to African countries.
Xinhua Exclusive Interview 04-04-2020
Koh King Kee: COVID-19 reminds world to move to a community of shared future
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Xinhua Exclusive Interview 29-02-2020
Koh King Kee: Close US-China ties serve interests of both sides
China Daily 10-02-2020
Unity is key to winning war against outbreak
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia said, “A contagious virus recognizes no borders. Beating it requires international collective efforts, just as climatic change, in the interest of all mankind.”
BFM Radio Malaysia (Podcast) 15-10-2019
Belt and Road Opportunities
Koh King Kee commented on the opportunities and challenges presented by BRI and debunked the “debt-trap” allegations relating to Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka.
CGTN Exclusive Interview (TV Show) 18-05-2019
Ong Tee Keat — The Point with Liu Xin: CDAC to re-examine Asian culture and rebuild confidence
China Daily 15-05-2019
Xi’s speech on civilizations dialogue well received
Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia said, “Different civilizations can and must coexist by respecting and learning from each other. Harmony in diversity has existed from time immemorial.”
China Focus Exclusive Interview 27-04-2019
Koh King Kee: BRI is moving from basic infrastructure to high quality projects
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The Edge Financial Daily 18-06-2018
ECRL poser clouds China’s Belt and Road ambitions
Koh King Kee said that conceptually, the ECRL is good. “The cost is a separate issue because you cannot expect commercial profit from such a large-scale infrastructure project … it should be treated as a public good that the government [must] provide.”