Foreign media reported that Malaysia's Acting Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability, Johari Abdul Ghani, revealed China's intention to provide assistance to Malaysia in rare earth processing technology and techniques. He particularly emphasized that this cooperation would be exclusively between state-owned enterprises of the two countries. Johari added that although the current discussions are still in the preliminary stage and no specific agreements have been reached, given China's leading position in the global rare earth sector, especially its outstanding advantages in rare earth element separation technology, this assistance from China holds profound significance for Malaysia. He also noted that this move is expected to enhance Malaysia's international reputation in the rare earth industry, making it the only country in the world to master both Chinese-funded and non-Chinese-funded rare earth processing technologies.