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Malaysia–United Kingdom relations (Malay: ''Hubungan Malaysia – United Kingdom'') refers to bilateral foreign relations between the two countries, Malaysia and the United Kingdom. The UK has a high commission in Kuala Lumpur, and Malaysia has a high commission in London, and both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations. ==History== English traders had been present in Malay waters since the 17th century. However, with the arrival of the British, European power became fully apparent in Malaysia. Before the mid 19th century, British interests in the region were predominantly economic, with little interest in territorial control. The growth of the China trade in British ships increased the Company’s desire for bases in the region. Various islands were used for this purpose, but the first permanent acquisition was Penang, leased from the Sultan of Kedah in 1786. This was followed soon after by the leasing of a block of territory on the mainland opposite Penang (known as Province Wellesley). In 1795, during the Napoleonic Wars, the British with the consent of the Netherlands occupied Dutch Malacca to forestall possible French interest in the area. In 1824 British hegemony in Malaya (now Malaysia) was formalised by the Anglo-Dutch Treaty, which divided the Malay archipelago between Britain and the Netherlands. The Dutch evacuated Melaka and renounced all interest in Malaya, while the British recognised Dutch rule over the rest of the East Indies. By 1826 the British controlled Penang, Malacca, Singapore, and the island of Labuan, which they established as crown colonies of the Straits Settlements, administered first under the East India Company until 1867, when they were transferred to the Colonial Office in London. On the other hand, White Rajahs (founded by British adventurer James Brooke) ruled Sarawak from 1841 to 1946. Sarawak later be a British Crown Colony until it merged with Malaysia in 1963. In 1944, the British drew up plans for a Malayan Union, which would unite the Federated and Unfederated Malay States, but not Singapore, into a single Crown colony, with a view towards independence. It was established in 1946, and was dissolved in 1948 to be replaced by the Federation of Malaya. The federation became independent from the United Kingdom in 1957, while North Borneo and Sarawak joined the Federation of Malaya to form Malaysia in 1963. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malaysia–United Kingdom relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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