This book brings into one volume the history of two thousand years of interaction between China and Malaysia. This is probably the most comprehensive book available on this topic. It discusses interesting topics ranging from the history of the monsoon trade, tributary trade, the great Chinese admiral Zheng He's voyage, the friendly relations between early Melaka and China, the relations between China and the Malay Peninsula during the Colonial Era, Sina-Malaysian interactions during the Pacific War, the Malayan Independence, to the establishment of China-Malaysia diplomatic relations in 1974.

This book will be of interest to both scholars and the general public and may be used as a textbook for related courses.