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BEIJING, Nov. 11-- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming visit to Singapore will reaffirm China's unswerving determination to further open up and pursue win-win cooperation with its neighbors, experts have said. It is the first visit by a Chinese premier to the city state in 11 years, during which Li will also attend the 21st China-ASEAN (10+1) leaders' meeting, the 21st ASEAN-China, Japan and South Korea (10+3) leaders' meeting, and the 13th East Asia Summit. The Nov. 12-16 trip is widely considered a key part of China's manifold diplomacy to defend multilateralism and free trade. It works in tandem with the just-concluded China International Import Expo, as well as Chinese President Xi Jinping's scheduled attendance at the upcoming APEC meeting in Papua New Guinea and G20 summit in Argentina. PROMOTE REGIONAL COOPERATION Experts said a major goal of Li's trip is to seek closer win-win cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries on bilateral and regional affairs. Li's trip comes at a time when the countries are faced with protectionist headwind, and it bears special significance in forging regional consensus, said Xu Liping, a senior research fellow with the National Institute of International Strategy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. "We'll see if China and ASEAN would reach new agreements or take new measures to deepen cooperation," Xu added. | 
