Singapore Prime Minister Li Xianlong (left) met with Wang Qishan, Vice President of China in Ziguang Pavilion, Zhongnanhai this morning.(Photo by He Jiajun)
Singapore Prime Minister Li Xianlong met with Wang Qishan, Vice President of China in Ziguang Pavilion, Zhongnanhai this morning.
This is the second time Premier Li met with Wang Qishan in half a year, and it is also the second batch of foreign guests that Wang Qishan met with new posts.
Premier Li said that he visited China before the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and also met with Wang Qishan, then the member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China and secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He still remembers it so far.
Wang Qishan said that he had contact with Singapore leaders in different positions in the Chinese government, and he also said that Premier Li was an old friend.
Premier Li has conducted a five -day visit to China from yesterday. He will also visit Shanghai and attend the Boao Forum for Forum Annual Conference in Boao, Hainan.
Premier Li said at the opening speech today that he was glad to meet his old friends and Chinese leaders in Beijing; then he went to Boao to make a speech and meet with the Chinese President's leaders; finally to visit the new local development in Shanghai to meet with the new Shanghai leadership leadership in Shanghai.layer.
Premier Li said that the bilateral relationship between Xinzhong and China was good. When he had dinner with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang last night, the two conducted enthusiastic and frank exchanges on the regional and global issues.
Wang Qishan pointed out that Premier Li was the second batch of foreign guests he had disclosed as the vice chairman of the country.
Wang Qishan unloaded all the posts within the party after the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.Wang Qishan's first foreign event was to meet with the Philippine Foreign Minister Camanino in late last month.
It is generally believed that as the legendary figure and the firefighting captain of Chinese politics, Wang Qishan will actively participate in shaping China's foreign strategy and transform the more etiquette role of the country's vice chairman into more substantial positions.
Premier Li said: I am very happy to have the opportunity to return here again in LSquo; LSquo; Congratulations to your new position and accepting new responsibilities in the two sessions.
Wang Qishan said: We should be said to be an old friend for so many years. I have contact with Singapore leaders in different positions in China, so you are welcome to visit China.
Wang Qishan and Singapore also have a considerable relationship.During his time as Vice Premier from 2008 to 2012, he co -chaired the Singapore Vice Premier and co -hosted the New China Bilateral Cooperation Committee (JCBC).JCBC is the highest -level bilateral cooperation mechanism between the two governments.(Reported by Lin Ziheng, a reporter in Lianhe Zaobao)
