Singaporean president reiterates commitment to one-China principle

Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said in Davos on Tuesday his country sticks to the one-China principle and firmly opposes any remarks or acts for "Taiwan independence."

Singapore's position on the Taiwan question remains unchanged, said the president during his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024.

Li elaborated on China's principled position on the Taiwan question.

In their meeting, Li recalled that last year, under the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, bilateral ties were upgraded to an all-round high-quality future-oriented partnership, opening a new chapter in the high-level development of China-Singapore relations.

The Chinese side, Li said, is ready to work with Singapore to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, maintain high-level strategic mutual trust, expand all-round mutually beneficial cooperation, and enhance experience-sharing in various fields to push for new achievements in bilateral relations and cooperation.

Li also pointed out that China is willing to join hands with Singapore to give full play to the effectiveness of upgrading the bilateral free trade agreement, promote the upgrading of bilateral cooperation, and create new cooperation achievements in trade and investment, connectivity, finance and other fields.

Noting that Singapore-China relations have been elevated to a new stage, Shanmugaratnam said his country attaches great importance to bilateral relations, and is ready to deepen dialogue and communication with China in various fields, as well as strengthen cooperation in such sectors as finance, digital economy and green transformation to push for the continuous development of bilateral ties.

(With input from Xinhua)