singapore foreign minister vivian balakrishnan will visit china from september 8 to 9
2024-09-07
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according to the website of the chinese ministry of foreign affairs on september 7, foreign ministry spokesman mao ning announced: at the invitation of wang yi, member of the political bureau of the cpc central committee and foreign minister, singapore foreign minister vivian will visit china from september 8 to 9.
according to a statement from the singapore ministry of foreign affairs on september 6, senior minister of state sim ann of the ministry of foreign affairs and national development and officials from the ministry of foreign affairs will accompany vivian on his visit to china.
vivian also made an official visit to china in february 2023, and accompanied then singapore prime minister lee hsien loong on his visit to china in march of the same year.
according to the website of the ministry of foreign affairs, on july 27, 2024, wang yi, member of the political bureau of the cpc central committee and foreign minister, met with singaporean foreign minister vivian balakrishnan in vientiane. wang yi said at the time that china-singapore relations were developing in a good momentum and the two countries maintained close high-level exchanges. the two sides should jointly build the "belt and road" with high quality, promote the quality and upgrade of cooperation between the two countries, create more visual results such as artificial intelligence, digital economy, green development, and marine cooperation, and strengthen exchanges among think tanks, scholars, and media.
vivian said at the time that both singapore and china have asian cultural roots and are committed to making their people live a better life. both sides attach importance to the formulation of long-term development plans and implement them without distraction. singapore attaches great importance to the relationship between singapore and china, adheres to the one-china policy, and firmly opposes "taiwan independence". it is gratifying that singapore and china understand and trust each other, maintain high-level exchanges, achieve mutual visa exemption, and resume direct flights. singapore is willing to take the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between singapore and china next year as an opportunity to promote more achievements in cooperation in various fields.
the paper reporter nan boyi
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