President Hu meets Singaporean Prime Minister

President Hu Jintao and Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong have exchanged views on furthering bilateral cooperation.

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) meets with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee  Hsien Loong in Singapore, Nov. 12, 2009.(Xinhua/Ju Peng)

This is President Hu Jintao's second visit to Singapore, but the first state visit to the Republic.  The trip kicks off a series of events to mark the 20th anniversary of bilateral ties next year. Singapore is one of China's major trading partners in Asia. 

Last year, two-way trade reached 52.4 billion US dollars, 10-and-a-half percent than the previous year.  In October last year, the two countries signed a free trade agreement, which came into force two months later.

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