Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong kicks off a visit to China today at the invitation of Premier Li Keqiang.

In Beijing, he will be given an official welcome by Mr Li at the Great Hall of the People.

In an interview with Xinhuanet ahead of his visit, PM Lee said the Singapore-China partnership, which began in the early 1990s, will continue to advance with the times.

Citing the Suzhou Industrial Park, Tianjin Eco-City and Chong- qing Connectivity Initiative, Mr Lee noted that Singapore has chosen projects that are meaningful to China and compatible with the latter's policy focus and development priorities of the time.

The three-day visit will also take the Prime Minister and his delegation to the port city of Xiamen in south-eastern Fujian province.

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