Maltese Prime Minister Abela said on the 4th that he expected Malta and China to carry out more practical cooperation, promote mutual benefit and win-win results, and build a better future for the two peoples. At the groundbreaking ceremony for the 2024 processing season of the first bluefin tuna cooperation platform between Malaysia and China, held in the southeastern city of Malta that evening, Abela said that the establishment of this platform has opened another "hopeful new chapter" in the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, and is a symbol of the continuous deepening of economic cooperation between the two countries. Peng Yijun, the Charg é d'affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Malta, said that the essence of China Malaysia economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and common development, bringing benefits to the two peoples, and injecting positive energy into the healthy and stable development of China EU relations. Salwu Elul, Chairman of Malta Aquaculture Company, stated that the export of Maltese bluefin tuna to China is due to the consensus between the two countries in developing a 'blue economy'. After the ceremony, Abela stated in an interview with Xinhua News Agency that the relationship between Malaysia and China is close and the foundation of cooperation is solid. She welcomes more Chinese companies to make high-quality investments in Malta. The first Sino Malaysian bluefin tuna cooperation platform was jointly built by Malta Aquaculture Company and Shandong Shenyuan Sea Development Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shandong Ocean Group. The cooperation scope covers the trade, transportation, and processing of bluefin tuna. (New Society)