China to deepen cooperation with Singapore: vice president

BEIJING -- Chinese Vice-President Han Zheng met with Singapore's Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security Teo Chee Hean in Beijing on Friday, saying China is willing to work with Singapore to deepen high-quality cooperation.

Describing China and Singapore as friendly neighbors and important partners, Han said the two countries' leaders drew a blueprint for the development of bilateral ties by establishing an all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership between China and Singapore.

Han said China will unswervingly advance reform and opening-up and achieve Chinese modernization through high-quality development and high-level opening-up.

China will work with Singapore to further enhance political mutual trust, promote personnel exchanges, deepen high-quality cooperation, and promote greater development of China-Singapore relations at a higher level, Han said.

Noting Singapore and China enjoy a profound traditional friendship, Teo Chee Hean said Singapore attaches great importance to developing bilateral relations and is willing to deepen cooperation with China in all fields to promote common development and prosperity.