It is all the more important in a troubled international environment for like-minded countries, big and small, to work together, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a meeting with President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (Nov 26).

In an uncertain and troubled world, cooperation between Singapore and China is “especially valuable”, for the benefit of their respective populations, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong told Chinese President Xi Jinping as the two leaders met in Beijing on Nov 26.

BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN): Bilateral cooperation between Singapore and China is especially valuable, given the increasingly uncertain and troubled global environment, said Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, as he meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Nov 26.

This is Mr Lee’s first visit to China since stepping down as Singapore prime minister in May and handing the leadership reins to Mr Lawrence Wong.

You are the Chinese people’s old friend, a good friend,’ President Xi tells SM Lee. Read more at straitstimes.com.