Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat Meets China's Vice-President Han Zheng in Beijing

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Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat met China’s Vice-President Han Zheng in Beijing on April 9 as part of the Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting. They discussed the progress made in various areas of cooperation between Singapore and China.

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat meeting China 's Vice-President Han Zheng at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on April 9, 2024.

“I think we have achieved something significant in the Suzhou Industrial Park,” he said of the first of three flagship inter-government projects, which marks its 30th anniversary in 2024, in his opening remarks. In his opening remarks, Mr Han also took stock of the JCBC meetings, which are now co-chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and China’s Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang. Mr Han, who was formerly vice-premier, retired from the Communist Party of China’s apex body, the Politburo Standing Committee, in October 2022.

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