The country needs to stay focused on development and not get distracted by disruptive issues that certain parties raise in an attempt to become local heroes, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The Prime Minister said there would always be groups trying to be "champions" in this multiracial, multireligious country but it was more important for the majority to continue prioritising the national interest.
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The Prime Minister said there would always be groups trying to be "champions" in this multiracial, multireligious country but it was more important for the majority to continue prioritising the national interest.
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00:00Good evening, everyone.
00:07This is a Chinese New Year's party.
00:12Happy New Year.
00:16Happy New Year.
00:19Happy New Year.
00:23I'm saying all this
00:25because maybe we do it because our economy is better.
00:32Our economy is better because our politics are stable.
00:36It's not easy to protect a country
00:38with various people, various religions,
00:40various ethnicities and regions.
00:43But we have to remember.
00:45That's why I always,
00:47with my fellow leaders,
00:50say, focus.
00:52This country has good potential.
00:56There's no need for conflicts.
00:59Raise all levels.
01:02So, the spirit of this New Year,
01:05we also benefit from it.
01:08I don't have any problem at all.
01:10It was said that
01:12Malays went to China.
01:14Suddenly, China went to
01:16Malaysia went to Taipuzem.
01:19All the things that were not a problem for decades,
01:23are now a problem.
01:25But do we want to deal with it
01:27or do we want to focus on our unity?
01:30We can ask.
01:33Our choice.
01:35Do we want to choose to continue
01:37to have differences,
01:39conflicts,
01:40or do we want to focus
01:42on our unity?
01:44And what is our unity for?
01:46To revive our economy.
01:48How can we revive our economy?
01:50A clear economic foundation.
01:52Make sure the development of Perlis is built.
01:55Johor is built.
01:57Perak is built.
01:59Sarawak is built.
02:01Only then can we raise
02:03this country as a developed and great country
02:06in this region.
02:11There are people who revive it.
02:13In the villages.
02:14We give everything to China.
02:17This is a bad way of thinking.
02:20If we had a lot with America,
02:22it would have been okay.
02:25With Europe, it would have been okay.
02:27This is a corrupt mentality.
02:29For us,
02:30whoever,
02:32including China,
02:34who comes to invest,
02:36we give and encourage.
02:38Those who are good to us,
02:39we are better to them.
02:41This is our foundation.
02:45And because of that,
02:46as long as I want to emphasize in this celebration of China Day,
02:50we will continue
02:52our program
02:54to open the network.
02:56We know that now it is like a challenge.
02:59We are not certain.
03:01That is why I can see
03:05some changes in artificial intelligence
03:09that used to be,
03:11since a week ago,
03:13said to be fully controlled by the US.
03:17Three days ago,
03:19it was surprised that
03:21there was a new discovery,
03:24a hypnosis,
03:25from China
03:27that surprised the world
03:31about China's efforts.
03:34Yesterday, it came out again
03:37from Alibaba.
03:39It means that we are benefiting from China's power.
03:42That is why I said,
03:44we should not be trapped
03:47by old thoughts.
03:50It only depends on one country.
03:53We are always good to all countries.
03:55However,
03:57if a country has a problem with a Chinese country,
04:00that is their problem.
04:02Why should it be our problem?
04:04We don't have a problem.
04:06In fact,
04:08in my experience,
04:09in my meetings with President Xi Jinping,
04:12he treated me very well.
04:15In the end, I went to meet him
04:17because of the invitation from
04:19Premier Li Qiang.
04:21But Premier Li Qiang said,
04:23can I not be there for one day?
04:25Because President Xi Jinping
04:27agreed to let me stay in Beijing
04:30for a visit of respect.
04:33Before I arrived,
04:35President Xi Jinping said no.
04:37He wanted me to be there
04:39for his dinner
04:41and to discuss.
04:43Malaysia is a small country.
04:46The leaders of China
04:48are among the world's biggest leaders.
04:50But he gave us a high level of respect.
04:53Not because of Anwar.
04:55Because Malaysia
04:57has united and raised its economy.
05:03So, I want to explain this
05:07how important it is for us to take care of it.
05:10I am an optimist.
05:12I am not a representative of young people.
05:15I have been in politics for a long time.
05:18In the past few years,
05:21I want to fight
05:23with my fellow countrymen
05:25and ask for cooperation.
05:27Farmers, fishermen,
05:29smugglers,
05:31businessmen, entrepreneurs,
05:33Malay, Chinese, Indian,
05:35Iban, Kadazan.
05:37We are united.
05:39And I assure you,
05:41this country will be cleaned up.
05:43I will not refuse
05:45the misuse of power and corruption
05:47because this will destroy our country.