Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) takes part in a lunar new year celebration event with the Malaysian Chinese community in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Feb. 24, 2018. (Xinhua)

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday that his government would further strengthen ties with China as the relations has benefited not only the Chinese community in Malaysia but the country as a whole.

Speaking at a lunar new year celebration event with the Malaysian Chinese community, Najib said the relations between Malaysia and China are in the right direction and have been flourishing in all sectors.

The decision by his father, Malaysia's second Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein to establish diplomatic ties with China in 1974, has brought mutual benefit, Najib said.

The relations was strengthened by a series of cooperation with China on the development of project in recent years like the East Coast Rail Line and the Digital Free Trade Zone, said the prime minister, adding that the bilateral relations would continue to be further strengthened under his leadership.

Speaking at another lunar new year celebrating event in the evening, the Malaysian prime minister mentioned that he was impressed by the speed by the Chinese government when the two countries was cooperating on the China-Malaysia Qinzhou Industrial Park in Guangxi, China.

This inspired him in leading Malaysia to deliver its own "Malaysian Speed," which has facilitated the building of the Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park, Xiamen University Malaysian Campus as well as the Digital Free Trade Zone in cooperation with China's e-commerce giant Alibaba.