He added that both sides could deepen two-way trade, investment, cultural and tourism exchanges, as well as cooperation in science and technology, urban construction and city management.
“We have actually benefited a lot and learned from your good practices through different channels, including from books and also from the internet,” Mr Meng added.
Both leaders also underlined the importance of strengthening people-to-people ties.
Mr Gan met nearly 200 Singaporeans at a reception dinner on Monday, including students on job exchanges in Shenzhen. He described such exchanges as “a very valuable opportunity to strengthen people-to-people ties”.
Mr Meng noted that over the past three years, the largest source of foreign visitors to Shenzhen shifted from Malaysia in 2023, to the US last year, and to Singapore this year.
They agreed to further expand tourism flows, student and entrepreneur exchanges, and cultural cooperation.
Mr Gan is on a working trip to China from Aug 31 to Sep 4, with stops in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Beijing.
He last visited China in 2023 – first in March as part of then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s delegation, and then in December as part of then-Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s delegation.
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