From the agreements, it was clear both sides are keen to work on sustainability issues, digitalisation and people-to-people exchanges as the platform, the Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC), clocks its 17th edition.
Like last year, the apex meeting to discuss collaborations between the two governments was held virtually, with 14 Singapore ministers and 17 Chinese counterparts attending.
“I think it reflects the strong foundation of our collaboration over the years,” said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, who co-chaired the meeting with Chinese Vice-Premier Han Zheng, of the significant number of deals this year.
On a softer note, Mr Heng and Mr Han also revealed that the name of the first panda cub born in Singapore was Le Le. It was born to Kai Kai and Jia Jia, a pair of pandas who are on loan from China.
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