Chinese premier arrives in Singapore for official visit

SINGAPORE -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived here Saturday for an official visit to Singapore at the invitation of Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

Over the 35 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties, the relations between the two countries have maintained a good momentum for development, with deepened political mutual trust, fruitful practical cooperation and closer people-to-people exchanges, setting a model for mutual learning and win-win cooperation between countries, Li said.

Noting that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and Singaporean leaders, China-Singapore relations have advanced further in recent years, he said with the establishment of the all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership, both sides have deepened cooperation in various fields, brought greater benefits to the peoples of both countries and made positive contributions to regional peace and development.

China is willing to work together with Singapore to strengthen the alignment of development strategies, comprehensively expand mutually beneficial cooperation, continue to work together in the modernization drive, and contribute more to upholding true multilateralism and promoting common development in the region, he added.

Josephine Teo, Singaporean Minister for Digital Development and Information, and Cao Zhongming, Chinese Ambassador to Singapore, greeted Li at the airport.