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Suzhou Industrial Park at 30: Singapore’s first govt-to-govt project in China seeks continued edge
The industrial park, which has evolved as China developed, remains relevant as a beacon for the country’s connection with the world, says Minister-in-charge of the SIP Chan Chun Sing
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Suzhou Industrial Park is the first intergovernmental project between Singapore and China.
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SHENZHEN / SINGAPORE – When biomedical engineer Kevin Koh sought to take his Singaporean start-up to China, he was pointed to the Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) by some unlikely sources: the park’s own competitors.
A number of industrial parks in other Chinese cities, which he had visited in mid-2022 while in search of a landing point for his medical technology firm, unwittingly nudged him towards the SIP by benchmarking themselves against it.
