Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong: We will strengthen personnel exchanges between China and Singapore through a 30-day mutual visa exemption arrangement

China and Singapore held a meeting of the China-Singapore Joint Committee on Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) in Tianjin on Thursday to further promote cooperation after the two countries upgraded their bilateral relations to a comprehensive, high-quality forward-looking partnership in March this year. Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Lawrence Wong revealed at the meeting that on the basis of the increasing number of flights between Singapore and China, the two sides will strengthen personnel exchanges between the two countries through a 30-day mutual visa exemption arrangement. Lawrence Wong, who is visiting China, said at the annual JCBC conference in Tianjin on Thursday morning that this year's JCBC was held against the backdrop of global economic headwinds, rising geopolitical uncertainty, and global warming. The two countries joined hands and strengthened cooperation amidst the turmoil. become more important. Lawrence Wong said that the basis for supporting these cooperation projects is personnel exchanges. Personnel exchanges between the two sides are increasing, and flights between the two places have increased to close to pre-epidemic levels. He said: "We hope to reach pre-epidemic levels and even exceed pre-epidemic levels on direct flights. The 30-day mutual visa exemption arrangement between our two countries will also support this progress, which can promote more personnel exchanges, thus Strengthen the cornerstone of bilateral relations.” (Lianhe Zaobao)