On November 1, 2023, Assistant Foreign Minister Nong Rong held a virtual Senior Officials Meeting of China-Singapore Joint Committee of Bilateral Cooperation with Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore Gabriel Lim.

Nong Rong said, China and Singapore are each other's friendly neighbor and high-quality partner for cooperation. In March this year, President Xi Jinping and visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong jointly announced to elevate bilateral relations to an all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership, charting the strategic course for cooperation between the two countries. This year's meeting of Joint Committee of Bilateral Cooperation is the first meeting held after the upgrading of China-Singapore relations, which is of special significance. The two sides should highlight the positioning of "all-round", "high-quality" and "future-oriented", comprehensively take stock of and plan cooperation in various fields, strengthen the synergy of development strategies and ensure the complete success of the meeting.

Gabriel Lim said, Singapore-China relations are unique, diversified and robust, and the two countries have maintained close exchanges and cooperation. The Singaporean side is willing to jointly hold a successful meeting with China this year to enhance bilateral cooperation and provide solid support for the new positioning of the relationship between the two countries.