China, Singapore agree to explore new potential

Moves to enhance cooperation will include Belt and Road work

China and Singapore agreed on Monday to focus their bilateral relationship on pragmatic cooperation and to explore potential in infrastructure, information technology and finance under the Belt and Road Initiative.

The consensus was reached when Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli and his Singaporean counterpart, Teo Chee Hean, co-chaired a series of meetings in Beijing on Monday, including the 13th meeting of the China-Singapore Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation.