S'pore, China to establish green, digital shipping corridor

It is one of 8 MOUs exchanged as both sides pledge to deepen cooperation and ties

- Kok Yufeng

Singapore and China have agreed to work together to decarbonise and digitalise shipping routes between the two countries, with the establishment of a national green and digital shipping corridor.

This memorandum of understanding (MOU) is one of eight agreements exchanged on Oct 25 during an official visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang, as Singapore and China pledged to deepen cooperation and bilateral ties.

Mr Li, who is visiting Singapore for the first time as Premier, at the invitation of Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, was welcomed by a guard of honour at Parliament House.

In his opening remarks during a meeting between the delegations of both sides, PM Wong said: “We would like to see how we can deepen our cooperation further, and also how we can work together to uphold the key principles of free trade and the rules-based multilateral order.”

Mr Li said during his meeting with PM Wong that he looked forward to further deepening China-Singapore ties during his visit here the first by a Chinese premier in seven years.

Mr Li added that China is willing to work with Singapore to better serve the modernisation of both countries, and make greater contributions to the peaceful and stable development of the region.

In a statement issued on his arrival in Singapore, Mr Li said relations between the two countries have maintained a sound momentum of growth. He noted the upgrade of China-Singapore ties in 2023 to that of an “all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership”, and pointed to new strategic plans that were made by PM Wong and Chinese President Xi Jinping at a meeting in June 2025 to take bilateral relations forward.

During their meeting on Oct 25, PM Wong and Mr Li agreed to further strengthen trade and investment links between the two countries.