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SHANGHAI (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singaporeans in Shanghai got two “firsts” on Sunday (May 14) when they met Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and newly arrived Singapore Ambassador Peter Tan.
SHANGHAI - Singaporeans in Shanghai got two “firsts” on Sunday when they met Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and newly arrived Singapore Ambassador Peter Tan. It was Mr Wong’s first trip to China as Singapore’s No. 2 leader, and it was also the first official public engagement for Mr Tan after he started his job as Singapore’s top diplomat in.
The trip, his first to China as Singapore’s No. 2 leader, gives him the opportunity to establish ties with the new Chinese leadership. Read more at straitstimes.com.