The 20th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC ) meeting, which is the apex platform for China’s vice-premier Ding Xuexiang, will take place from Sunday ( Nov. 10 ) until Monday ( Nov. 2 ).
The annual diplomatic appointment, which reviews the effectiveness of Singapore’s cooperation with China and charts the way of assistance, is co-chaired by him and Singapore’s deputy prime minister and minister for trade and industry, Gan Kim Yong.
They will also co-chair the 25th Suzhou Industrial Park Joint Steering Council ( JSC), the 16th Tianjin Eco-City JSC, and the 8th China-Singapore ( Chongqing ) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity JSC meetings.
The JCBC will continue to chart the forward-looking cooperation between both sides, Singapore’s Prime Minister’s Office ( PMO ) said in a press statement on Saturday ( Nov 9 ).
” The JSCs will review the progress made on the three lineup government-to-government jobs and explain ways to further expand their advancement”, PMO added.
These three jobs are the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park, Tianjin Eco-City and the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative.  ,
Mr. Ding may make his second trip to Singapore as evil premier and co-chair. However, it will be the first time that Mr Gan is co-chairing the diplomatic meeting, which is held periodically in Singapore and China.
Twenty-four deals were signed at last week’s JCBC meeting in Tianjin, covering areas such as ecology, training, industry, food safety and healthcare.
According to PMO, Mr. Gan will host a delightful dinner on Sunday in addition to a bilateral meeting with Mr. Ding.
Mr. Ding may speak with Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and President Tharman Shanmugaratnam during his two-day attend. Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security, Teo Chee Hean, may also serve as the evil top of China.
In addition, Mr. Ding and Mr. Gan will take part in a tree-planting meeting at the Singapore Botanic Gardens to honor the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park’s 30th celebration.