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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
CHONGQING, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) — China and Singapore agreed on Monday to deepen cooperation in various fields, jointly safeguard the multilateral trading system, and promote regional prosperity and stability.
These agreements were reached during four meetings within the framework of bilateral cooperation mechanisms, which were held in the central city of Chongqing (southwest China) under the joint chairmanship of Vice Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Ding Xuexiang and Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Gan Kim Yong.
The four meetings included the 21st meeting of the China-Singapore Joint Committee on Bilateral Cooperation, the 26th meeting of the China-Singapore Joint Coordination Council for Suzhou Industrial Park, the 17th meeting of the China-Singapore Joint Coordination Council for Tianjin Eco-City, and the 9th meeting of the China-Singapore Joint Coordination Council for the Implementation of the Chongqing Strategic Connectivity Demonstration Project.
During the meetings, the parties held an in-depth exchange of views on issues of high-quality joint construction of the Belt and Road Initiative and the implementation of bilateral cooperation projects at the national level, as well as on cooperation in such areas as economics, trade, sustainable development, innovation, finance, public health, and cultural and humanitarian exchanges.
The parties agreed to strengthen the alignment of development strategies, identify more areas of common interest and areas for increased cooperation, utilize political resources to modernize major projects, and develop new productive forces to achieve significant results.
They also committed to defending the multilateral trading system to better promote their own development and regional prosperity and stability.
Before the meeting, Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee, met with Gan Kim Yong.
The Vice Premier of the State Council stated that the long-term and stable development of China-Singapore relations is due to the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries and their commitment to the correct political course.
According to Ding Xuexiang, the two sides should continue to strengthen mutual trust, respect each other's core interests, and ensure the sustainable and long-term development of friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Singapore.
Gan Kim Yong, in turn, stated that Singapore places great importance on developing relations with China, firmly adheres to the one-China principle, and opposes "Taiwan independence." Singapore is ready to strengthen exchanges with China at all levels and promote further progress in bilateral relations, he added.
Following the meetings, Ding Xuexiang and Gan Kim Yong attended the launch ceremony of the Chongqing-Central Asia and Chongqing-Southeast Asia international railway routes as part of the China-Singapore Multimodal Transportation Demonstration Project. –0–
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