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Singapore, China to establish 'all-round

cooperative partnership' to elevate ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Singapore leader had

candid, cordial and in-depth discussions on bilateral,
regional and international issues of common interest, and

reached broad consensus on many areas, a joint
statement from the two countries says.
POSTED: 07 Nov 2015 18:51
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to
witness a MoU signing ceremony at the Istana. (Photo: Xabryna Kek)
SINGAPORE: As Singapore and China mark the milestone of 25 years of diplomatic

relations, both countries have agreed to establish an "all-round cooperative
partnership progressing with the times" to elevate bilateral relations, their
governments said.
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XI JINPING AND MA YING-JEOU IN SINGAPORE 7.11.2015

In a joint statement on Saturday (Nov 7), the two countries said Chinese President
Xi Jinping had had "candid, cordial and in-depth discussions on bilateral, regional
and international issues of common interest, and reached broad consensus on many
areas" with Singapore President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien
Loong.
"The two sides spoke highly of the tradition of friendly exchanges started by our
pioneer generation of leaders, and agreed to build on this foundation of mutual
understanding and trust to further strengthen high-level interaction and cooperation.

Singapore will maintain its consistent 'One-China Policy'," the joint statement said.
"The two sides stressed that the bilateral relationship is at an important milestone,
during which it has the opportunity to build on past achievements to make further
progress. Singapore welcomes Chinas 'One Belt, One Road' initiative which
complements the development needs of the region." Both countries agreed to
explore new areas and initiatives for cooperation that evolves in tandem with the
development needs of each other.
With economic cooperation being one of the key pillars of their bilateral relationship,
Singapore and China will continue to promote bilateral trade and investment through
platforms such as the Investment Promotion Committee. "Singapore welcomes
Chinese businesses to use Singapore as a base for internationalisation. China and

Singapore also endeavour to encourage our companies to explore third-country
cooperation between the businesses of the two countries under the 'One Belt, One
Road' initiative and the Masterplan on ASEAN Connectivity," the two countries said.
As announced earlier on Saturday by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, both
governments will target to complete negotiations on upgrading the China-Singapore

Free Trade Agreement by 2016.
The third government-to-government project - China-Singapore (Chongqing)
Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity - will serve to enhance
connectivity and drive the development of Western China. Four priority areas of
collaboration have been identified: Financial services, aviation, transport and
logistics, and information and communications technology.


Even with the initiation of the third government-to-government project in

Chongqing, Singapore and China will continue to develop the earlier joint projects of
Suzhou Industrial Park and Tianjin Eco-city to "affirm their roles as pathfinders" for
innovation for other projects within China.
China said it welcomes Singapores early support to become a prospective founding
member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and active participation
in the drafting of the AIIBs Articles of Agreement. The two countries will also
continue to explore new areas and models of bilateral educational cooperation and
work towards strengthening and making progress in educational exchanges and
cooperation between ASEAN and China.















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Historic Xi-Ma meeting: All you need to

know in 7 points
1. 1992 consensus
The 1992 consensus - that there is one China with the two sides having different
interpretations of what this means - was a key topic.
The consensus - which Mr Ma described on Saturday as a "mastery of ambiguity" - is

the basis on which semi-official talks first took place in 1993.
After a moratorium from 1999, talks resumed under Mr Ma in 2008.

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Mr Ma holds up a document during the press conference. ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN

2. Hotline between top cross-strait officials
Mr Ma called for a hotline to be set up between the heads of China's Taiwan Affairs
Office (TAO) and Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).
3. Taiwan's international space
Mr Ma raised an issue close to Taiwanese hearts - the problems they face when
participating in non-governmental organisations and global bodies.
Mr Xi said he understood Taiwan's need for more international space - as long as it

does not go against the "one China" policy.
Since Taiwan left the United Nations in 1971 and China was admitted to the world
body, the island has faced increasing isolation as Beijing sought to limit its
international space.
4. Taipei's request to join AIIB

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Mr Xi said he welcomes Taiwan to take part in the Beijing-led Asia Infrastructure

Investment Bank (AIIB) after previously turning Taipei down.
Mr Xi (third from right) and Mr Ma (third from left) deliver opening remarks before
their closed-door meeting. PHOTO: REUTERS
5. Chinese missiles
Mr Ma raised the sensitive topic of China's missile deployment. Taiwan has long
fretted about batteries pointed its way - to which Mr Xi replied that the deployment
was not targeted at Taiwan.
6. Setting up of representative office

China said it would speed up the process of setting up representative office in
Taiwan and vice versa, an agreement which was made in 2014 between the top
cross-strait officials from both sides.
Media waiting at the ballroom during the Xi-Ma meeting. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE
SIONG
7. Significance of summit
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With Mr Ma due to step down in about six months' time when fresh elections are
called, the long-term success of the day's discussion was questioned. This is
especially so if Ms Tsai Ing-Wen of the pro-independence DPP takes over.
Mr Ma, however, said the meeting will have impact far beyond his term.
He told the media: "I may have six months left, but Mr Xi has seven more years to
go."
One-minute handshake marks historic

meeting between Xi Jinping and Ma Yingjeou
SINGAPORE - A minute-long handshake between China's President Xi Jinping and
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou kicked off the landmark summit between the two
leaders at the Shangri-La Hotel on Saturday (Nov 7).
In a historic moment, both men walked onto a carpeted area from different sides of
the foyer, met in the middle, smiled broadly and posed for the cameras as hundreds
of flashlights popped around them.
Although they looked at each other only momentarily, they stood close and seemed
relaxed as they continued shaking hands for a full minute.
The two men then waved before entering a meeting room with other members of
their delegations.
There, across a table, both men made remarks which were open to a selection of
the media before they had a closed-door meeting.
Mr Xi spoke for three minutes and Mr Ma spoke for seven. At one point when he
spoke, Mr Xi began drinking tea and coughing slightly. Chinese security tried to
chase the journalists out but Taiwanese security asked the Taiwan media to stay till
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Mr Ma was about to finish. Chinese security then asserted themselves and chased
the journalists out.
Mr Xi, who spoke first, told Mr Ma that the two sides are "one family" and cannot be
pulled apart.
"No force can pull us apart," he said in Mandarin, reading from a text.
"We are one family."
He described cross-strait ties as "thicker than blood" and said the "tragedy" of the
past should not repeat itself.
Mr Ma, also reading from a text, said he and Mr Xi were meeting today as the
leaders of Taiwan and China. He noted that during the 1993 Koo-Wang talks in
Singapore between the envoys of the two sides, they inked four agreements and set
the foundation for institutionalising cross-strait negotiations.
Recounting a meeting he had with the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew in October 2003 at a
East Asia economic summit, Mr Ma said they both agreed that the interest of the
people should come first in the development of cross-strait ties.
The fact that he was sitting in the same room as Mr Xi today was the result of
efforts by the two sides to replace confrontation with dialogue and reconciliation, he
said.
He also raised five points:

* Strengthen the 1992 consensus and maintain cross-strait peace
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* Reduce animosity, settle disagreements in a peaceful manner

* Broaden cross-strait exchanges, achieve a win-win situation
* Set up a cross-strait hotline between Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council and China's
Taiwan Affairs Office for emergency matters
* Work together for the sake of the people
Mr Xi, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, is on a two-day state visit to Singapore,
his first as president. He arrived on Friday evening to a ceremonial welcome and a
state banquet.
On Saturday, he opened the China Cultural Centre in the morning before delivering a
Singapore Lecture at the National University of Singapore. He told the audience that
there will never be a problem with freedom of maritime navigation or overland
flights in the South China Sea.
He said that the "starting point and ultimate purpose" of China's policy in the South
China Sea is the maintenance of peace and stability, adding that a stable
environment for development is the "common interest of all Asian countries".

Later, he met Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.
Leaders from Singapore and China also exchanged letters to officially launch
negotiations to upgrade their bilateral free trade agreement. This sets the two
countries on the path to broadening the pact, first inked in 2008, to cover more
sophisticated economic areas like trade in services.
Other agreements were also inked, including kickstarting their third government-togovernment project in Chongqing in China's western region.
Mr Ma arrived in Singapore earlier on Saturday morning.
The China-Taiwan meeting comes a few months before Mr Ma leaves office. Taiwan
will hold a presidential election in January. His Beijing-friendly Kuomintang, or

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Nationalist party, has caused unease with voters by bringing the two sides closer
economically, and its presidential candidate is trailing in opinion polls.

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The Fight For Freedom in Burma

Singapore, China to establish 'all-round

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Singapore leader had

regional and international issues of common interest, and

POSTED: 07 Nov 2015 18:51

SINGAPORE: As Singapore and China mark the milestone of 25 years of diplomatic

understanding and trust to further strengthen high-level interaction and cooperation.

Chinese businesses to use Singapore as a base for internationalisation. China and

governments will target to complete negotiations on upgrading the China-Singapore

ANTI-MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN MYANMAR/BURMA 2015 - no.0361

Even with the initiation of the third government-to-government project in

ANTI-MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN MYANMAR/BURMA 2015 - no.0361

ANTI-MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN MYANMAR/BURMA 2015 - no.0361

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ANTI-MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN MYANMAR/BURMA 2015 - no.0361

Historic Xi-Ma meeting: All you need to

The consensus - which Mr Ma described on Saturday as a "mastery of ambiguity" - is

After a moratorium from 1999, talks resumed under Mr Ma in 2008.

ANTI-MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN MYANMAR/BURMA 2015 - no.0361

Mr Ma holds up a document during the press conference. ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN

Mr Xi said he understood Taiwan's need for more international space - as long as it

ANTI-MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN MYANMAR/BURMA 2015 - no.0361

Mr Xi said he welcomes Taiwan to take part in the Beijing-led Asia Infrastructure

6. Setting up of representative office

One-minute handshake marks historic

SINGAPORE - A minute-long handshake between China's President Xi Jinping and

He also raised five points:

* Reduce animosity, settle disagreements in a peaceful manner

environment for development is the "common interest of all Asian countries".

ANTI-MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN MYANMAR/BURMA 2015 - no.0361

ANTI-MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN MYANMAR/BURMA 2015 - no.0361

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The Fight For Freedom in Burma

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