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SINGAPORE: Singapore and China reaffirmed the “excellent” bilateral relationship when Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan met with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Singapore on Tuesday (October 13).
This year marks 30 years since Singapore and China established diplomatic relations.
Dr Balakrishnan and State Councilor Wang noted that the two countries have held high-level exchanges during the COVID-19 pandemic, Singapore’s Foreign Ministry (MFA) said in a press release.
“Both parties are committed to supporting each other for economic recovery, including cooperation on COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, and the safe resumption of international travel,” MFA said.
They also welcomed good progress in bilateral cooperation in three government-to-government projects, as well as in other areas such as trade, investment and people-to-people ties, the ministry added.
Dr. Balakrishnan and Mr. Wang also exchanged views on regional and international developments.
According to MFA, they welcomed the cooperation of the international community against the socio-economic impact of the pandemic.
This included strengthening regional and multilateral cooperation on equitable vaccine distribution, maintaining supply chain connectivity, and upholding the rules-based multilateral trading system.
Wang is on a short trip to Southeast Asia. He had traveled from Malaysia and will later visit Laos and Thailand.
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