Chinese Premier Li Qiang to visit S’pore to mark 35 years of diplomatic ties

Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Singapore later in October, sources familiar with the matter said, in the first trip to the country by China’s No. 2 official in seven years as the governments seek to deepen relations.

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Mr Li will visit the city state to celebrate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties just before attending a gathering of Southeast Asian nations in Malaysia from Oct 26, according to the sources, who asked for anonymity discussing private information. The plan is still fluid and subject to change, one of the sources said.

The foreign ministries of China and Singapore did not immediately reply to a request for comment.