Singapore team heads to China to visit Premier Wen Jiabao

Singapore team heads to China to visit Premier Wen JiabaoSingapore - Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng and a team of ministers were to arrive in China Tuesday for meetings on environmental, industrial and bilateral cooperation with Premier Wen Jiabao and Vice Premier Wang Qishan on Thursday and Friday, said The Strait Times Tuesday.

At the top of the agenda, Singapore's deputy prime minster will co-chair meetings on the progress of the landmark Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco City project and meet with Tianjin party secretary Zhang Gaoli, Major Huang Xingguo, and other leaders.

The Tianjin Eco Project in China's northern port city is the first joint venture between China and Singapore to address growing concern about pollution and serve as a model for other projects.

Other ministers accompanying the Deputy Prime Minister will be National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan, Minister of Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang, Prime Minister's Office Minister Lim Swee Say, Minister of Health Khaw Boon Wan, The senior miniser in the ministry of foreign affairs Balaji Sadasivan, National Development and Education Minister Grace Fu and Minister of State in Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan. (dpa)

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