In Beijing, Mr Lee will likely be invited and hosted for dinner by Mr Xi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentioned. He may also meet Wang Huning, chairman of China’s high political consultative physique, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
When in Shanghai, Lee will meet with town’s management, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentioned. He may also meet abroad Singaporeans in China’s monetary hub.
As of June 2023, Singapore was Shanghai’s largest overseas investor. Cumulative precise funding reached $25.99 billion within the first half of 2024. As of the top of 2022, Shanghai was additionally Singapore’s second-largest funding vacation spot in China, behind Jiangsu Province.
Mr Lee will likely be accompanied by his spouse Ho Ching, Minister of Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Education and Minister in Charge of Suzhou Industrial Park Chan Chun Sing, Senior Ministers of State Sim Ann and Low Yen Ling, in addition to officers from varied international locations ministries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs mentioned.
The minister’s journey to China comes almost two weeks after a working go to to the United States. While within the United States, Lee lectured at Harvard University, celebrated the fortieth anniversary of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC’s presence within the nation, and engaged with outstanding U.S.-based strategic thinkers and enterprise leaders.
Lee final visited China in March 2023, when he was nonetheless prime minister of Singapore. He met with Xi and so they agreed to enhance ties between the 2 international locations in the direction of a “complete, high-quality, future-oriented partnership”.
His successor, Wong, additionally met Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, on November 15.
