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Ricky Lim
With the latest Cabinet reshuffle – which will see Mr Heng becoming the Deputy Prime Minister on May 1 and Mr Teo being appointed as Senior Minister – Mr Heng will also be taking over as the co-chair of JCBC.
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“We’ve told the Chinese side … and they have said yes, they welcome this,” said Mr Lee.
“They know him because he has interacted with them on many occasions, including when President Xi (Jinping) and Premier Li (Keqiang) came to visit Singapore. He was the accompanying minister so they have a direct feel of him,” he added.
“I think the Chinese side very much want the relationship and friendship to continue,” he said. “It's in the interest of both countries. It is not personal to a few or to particular leaders.”
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Singapore must continue to maintain and strengthen our bi-lateral relationship with China - passing on from 3G to 4G leadership and beyond.
It must be a system and process as well as various official level relationship put in place - to ensure that any leadership transition will not affect our bilateral relationship with China.
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“We’ve told the Chinese side … and they have said yes, they welcome this,” said Mr Lee.
“They know him because he has interacted with them on many occasions, including when President Xi (Jinping) and Premier Li (Keqiang) came to visit Singapore. He was the accompanying minister so they have a direct feel of him,” he added.
“I think the Chinese side very much want the relationship and friendship to continue,” he said. “It's in the interest of both countries. It is not personal to a few or to particular leaders.”
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Singapore must continue to maintain and strengthen our bi-lateral relationship with China - passing on from 3G to 4G leadership and beyond.
It must be a system and process as well as various official level relationship put in place - to ensure that any leadership transition will not affect our bilateral relationship with China.
Kenneth Avan
Translation: There's no personal relationship at all. Not surprising, coming from the one who found it amusing to make stomach-churning, off colour jokes about them.
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Chua Lee Kheng
My personal impression of the Chinese (from China) in Sgp is that they are here to take advantage of Singaporeans and ROB us of opportunity to do well in life, like we owe them a living. They are not good people!
Lance C Alta
The chinese are dying to have you for lunch after what you said before on South China sea rule of law. Better keep quiet if you have nothing better to say, unlike your father LKY.
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