Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) shakes hands with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao for the lunch held at Singapore's Istana, Aug. 9, 2015. Singapore's President Tony Tan Keng Yam hosted a lunch at the Istana for the various government representatives attending the National Day Parade on Sunday. (Xinhua/Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore)

August 9, 2015

"Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao attended the celebration of Singapore's 50th anniversary of independence on Sunday.

Li, as a special envoy of Chinese President Xi Jinping, met with Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam earlier that day.

Li delivered the greeting message from President Xi. In his message, Xi extended congratulations to the Singaporean government and its people, saying China is willing to work together with Singapore to inject new impetus into the growth of Sino- Singaporean relations, so as to promote bilateral relationship to a new level."

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