Ding Xuexiang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, held talks with Lawrence Wong, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, in Beijing on the 16th. Ding Xuexiang stated that China and Singapore are friendly neighbors and important partners of cooperation with each other. Standing at a new historical starting point, China is willing to work with New Zealand to jointly implement the important consensus of the leaders of the two countries, open a new chapter of high-quality cooperation, and bring more benefits to the two countries and their peoples. Ding Xuexiang pointed out that both sides should continue to make good use of the important platform of China Singapore bilateral cooperation mechanism, strengthen policy communication, coordinate resources from all parties, and deepen practical cooperation in various fields. Strengthen the "the Belt and Road" cooperation, promote the upgrading of key cooperation projects such as Tianjin Eco city, Suzhou Industrial Park, Chongqing Interconnection Project and Guangzhou Knowledge City, continue to carry out economic and trade, investment, financial cooperation, expand cooperation in new fields such as digital economy and marine energy utilization, and deepen exchanges and cooperation in health, education, culture and tourism. Ding Xuexiang emphasized that maintaining regional prosperity and stability is a common pursuit of China and Singapore. China is willing to work with New Zealand to resist the politicization of economic issues and work together to maintain the stability and smooth flow of the international industrial and supply chains. Continue to promote the high-level implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, actively promote the construction of version 3.0 of the China ASEAN Free Trade Area, implement global development initiatives, and contribute to regional prosperity and development. Lawrence Wong said that the foundation of friendly cooperation between Singapore and China is solid and bilateral relations are strong. The New Zealand side has long firmly adhered to the One China policy. New Zealand firmly supports the "the Belt and Road" initiative, and is willing to work with China to give full play to the role of the bilateral cooperation mechanism, continue to expand and deepen practical cooperation in various fields, strengthen strategic docking, close people to people and cultural exchanges, and implement a comprehensive and high-quality forward-looking partnership to promote bilateral relations to a new level. (New News Agency)