SINGAPORE: Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang can pay an official go to to Singapore from Sunday (Nov 10) to Monday for the twentieth assembly of the Joint Council on Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC), the apex platform between the 2 nations.
He and Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong are co-chairs of the annual bilateral assembly, which critiques the substantive cooperation between Singapore and China and charts the route of cooperation.
They may also chair the twenty fifth Joint Steering Council (JSC) of Suzhou Industrial Park, the sixteenth JSC Tianjin Eco-City and the eighth JSC assembly of the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity.
The JCBC will proceed to trace forward-looking cooperation between each side, the Singapore Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) stated in a press launch on Saturday (Nov 9).
“The JSCs will overview progress made on the three government-to-government flagship tasks and focus on methods to additional advance their improvement,” the PMO added.
These three tasks are the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, the Tianjin Eco-City and the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative.
This will probably be Ding’s first go to to Singapore as Deputy Prime Minister and Co-Chairman of JCBC. Meanwhile, will probably be Gan’s first time co-chairing the bilateral assembly, which will probably be held alternately in Singapore and China.
Twenty-four agreements have been signed finally 12 months’s JCBC assembly in Tianjin, overlaying areas reminiscent of sustainability, training, commerce, meals safety and healthcare.
Mr Gan may also maintain a bilateral assembly with Mr Ding and host a welcome dinner on Sunday, the PMO stated.
During his two-day go to, Ding will meet President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. The Chinese Vice Premier may also be hosted at a lunch by Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean.
Additionally, Ding and Gan will take part in a tree planting ceremony on the Singapore Botanic Gardens to rejoice the thirtieth anniversary of the China-Singapore Industrial Park in Suzhou.
