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Suzhou Industrial Park: A pathfinder for Singapore-China cooperation
In his address at the Suzhou Industrial Park on Nov 25, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong traced the remarkable 30-year journey of the bilateral project. The text of his address follows:
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Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaking at the 30th anniversary of the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park in Suzhou on Nov 25.
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Lee Hsien Loong
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I am very happy to be back in Suzhou today, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP).
Thirty years ago, Singapore and China launched the SIP. This was our first government-to-government project. At that time, China’s journey of reform and opening up was just gathering pace.

