Singapore, China Ink 14 Deals at Annual Cooperation Summit

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng co-chairs the annual bilateral cooperation summit with Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat via video link on Wednesday in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

(The Straits Times) — Singapore and China hauled home 14 deals on Wednesday from their annual bilateral cooperation summit, the most in recent years despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

From the agreements, it was clear both sides are keen to work on sustainability issues, digitalization and people-to-people exchanges as the platform, the Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC), clocks its 17th edition.

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