Chinese Premier meets Singapore Acting President, business leaders

Both sides reaffirm strong bilateral ties, hail growth in cooperation across various areas

- Yew Lun Tian Senior Correspondent

Chinese Premier Li Qiang wrapped up a two-day official visit to Singapore on Oct 26 with a call on Acting President Eddie Teo and a roundtable with Singapore and Chinese business leaders.

Both Mr Li and Mr Teo reaffirmed the strong bilateral ties forged over the past 35 years and “welcomed the steady and substantive growth in cooperation” between the two countries across various sectors, said Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in a statement.

Mr Teo, chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers, is standing in for President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who is overseas on leave.

Mr Li and Mr Teo “discussed the importance of further deepening collaboration, leveraging existing bilateral platforms and projects, while also strengthening regional engagement through Asean”, the MFA statement said.