Singapore and China Reach 19 Deals, Boosting Ties in Green Financing, Digitalization

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng (left) and Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat meeting at the Four Seasons Hotel on Tuesday. Photo: Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Singapore

(The Straits Times) — Singapore and China reached 19 agreements – the most in recent years – after an annual top-level meeting in the city-state on Tuesday, deepening cooperation in areas including green financing, digitalization and innovation.

The Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) returned to an in-person format at the Four Seasons Hotel for its 18th edition, with 14 Singapore representatives and 14 Chinese counterparts attending, after two years of teleconferencing.