The CCI was launched in November 2015 as a key priority demonstration project for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the western region development, and the Yangtze River Economic Belt Strategy.
It remains an important platform that positions Singapore and Chongqing as twin hubs driving deeper and broader region-to-region connectivity between Southeast Asia and western China.
Over the past decade, Singapore’s investments in Chongqing have more than doubled – increasing from US$5.7 billion in 2015 to US$12.7 billion in 2024.
Mr Gan will have a bilateral meeting with Mr Ding, and also meet Chongqing party secretary Yuan Jiajun.
At last year’s JCBC meeting in Singapore, 25 agreements were signed aimed at boosting cooperation in areas like trade, finance and maritime.
This year also marks the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Singapore and China. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong visited China in June, while China’s Premier Li Qiang visited Singapore in October.
This is Mr Gan’s second visit to China this year. In September, he attended commemorative events marking the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII in Beijing, and also visited Guangzhou and Shenzhen.
Accompanying Mr Gan on this trip are Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Digital Development and Information Minister Josephine Teo, Education Minister and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration Desmond Lee, Manpower Minister and Minister-in-charge of Energy and Science and Technology Tan See Leng, as well as senior ministers of state and officials from various ministries and agencies.
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