国内英语资讯:China, Singapore upgrade FTA, eye closer connectivity cooperation
<p><span word="SINGAPORE">SINGAPORE</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 12-- <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> (<span word="FTA">FTA</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span>, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="agreements">agreements</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="boosting">boosting</span> <span word="bilateral">bilateral</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="visiting">visiting</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Keqiang">Keqiang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singaporean">Singaporean</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Hsien">Hsien</span> <span word="Loong">Loong</span>.</p><p><span word="Noting">Noting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="FTA">FTA</span> <span word="upgrading">upgrading</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="seize">seize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="levels">levels</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FTA">FTA</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="signal">signal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="pledged">pledged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Land">Land</span>-<span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="Corridor">Corridor</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="consists">consists</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="connecting">connecting</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="southwest">southwest</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="memorandum">memorandum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="logistics">logistics</span> <span word="corridor">corridor</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="momentum">momentum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Singaporean">Singaporean</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="corridor">corridor</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corridor">corridor</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shortcut">shortcut</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p>
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