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The Twelfth China-Singapore Forum Holds in Beijing
The Twelfth China-Singapore Forum Holds in Beijing
2017-05-12
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From May 9 to 10, the Twelfth China-Singapore Forum (CSF), co-sponsored by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore (NUS), was held in Beijing.
The Chinese delegates include Wu Hailong, President of CPIFA and Co-chair of the CSF, Yang Wenchang, former President of CPIFA, Zhang Jiuhuan and Zhang Xiaokang, former Chinese ambassadors to Singapore, Peng Keyu, Vice President of CPIFA, and scholars from important Chinese think tanks and academic institutions, such as Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Peking University, China Institute of International Studies, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations, Renmin University, China Foreign Affairs University. The Singaporean delegates mainly include Prof. Tommy Koh, Chairman of Centre for International Law of NUS and Co-chair of the CSF, Abdullah Tarmugi, former Speaker of Parliament of Singapore, Lee Yi Shyan, Chairman of Business China and former Senior Minister of State for the Ministry for Trade & Industry, and scholars and business leaders, as well as chief editors of Singaporean mainstream media.
Amb. Wu Hailong, Prof. Tommy Koh, and Amb. Stanley Loh, Ambassador of Singapore to China, addressed the opening ceremony. Delegates from both countries conducted in-depth discussions on topics of “China-Singapore Relations: Advance with times”, “Five Decades of ASEAN’s Development and China-ASEAN Relations” and “Asia-Pacific Policy of the New US Administration”.
On May 10, Ruan Zongze, Executive Vice Presidents of China Institute of International Studies, Peng Zhiming, Vice Director of China Singapore（Chongqing） Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity, Ho Meng Kit, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Business Federation, and Tan Kong Tam, Co-Director of Asia Competitiveness Institute of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy of NUS, delivered keynote speeches and answered questions from the audience. About 80 people, including experts, scholars, university students and journalists attended the public forum.
After the forum, Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin met with the Singaporean delegation.
The China-Singapore Forum (CSF) was first co-sponsored by the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and important Singaporean think tanks in 1998. By now the CSF has been successfully held for 12 times. The topics of the CSF involved different fields including politics, economy, people-to-people exchanges, culture and international and regional cooperation, etc. By promoting exchanges between experts and scholars of the two countries, the CSF has been providing more suggestions and advices to promote China-Singapore Track 2 exchanges and enhance mutual understanding and friendly cooperation between China and ASEAN countries.
