Singapore Official: More Companies in Emerging Fields Like AI to Be Invited to China-ASEAN Expo Next Year

Nanning, September 20 (Xinhua) — By Wei Jiaxiu and Zhong Yufei: Singapore's Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry, and Culture, Community and Youth, Ms. Low Yen Ling, noted during an interview at the 22nd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) that she observed strong "AI attributes" at this year's expo, with various AI devices being exhibited, intuitively demonstrating the wide application of artificial intelligence across multiple fields. She emphasized the broad cooperation potential between both sides in this area. "I hope Singapore and China can deepen cooperation in AI knowledge sharing, technology development, and application promotion to achieve mutual benefits."

Ms. Low mentioned that over the past 12 years, Singapore has consistently been China's largest foreign investor. The successful practices of landmark cooperation projects such as the Suzhou Industrial Park, Tianjin Eco-City, and the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity fully demonstrate the deep collaboration between the two sides in manufacturing upgrading and the digital economy, laying a solid foundation for further expanding cooperation.

Regarding the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0, Ms. Low emphasized that this upgrade not only brings customs clearance便利 to enterprises but also adds cooperation content in cutting-edge fields such as the digital economy and renewable energy. It will create substantial development opportunities for regional enterprises and inject strong momentum into the stable development of the regional economy. "CAEXPO plays a key role in promoting the implementation of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 and is an important platform for policy implementation and enterprise matching," she said.

At the youth exchange level, Ms. Low affirmed the phenomenon of many young leaders participating in this year's CAEXPO. She noted that the National Youth Council of Singapore and the All-China Youth Federation have established an annual exchange mechanism, and many universities in both countries regularly conduct in-depth cooperation. Based on this, she suggested further encouraging young people to focus on emerging fields such as the digital economy and artificial intelligence, and building support platforms for networking, expanding cooperation spaces, and skill development, so that the friendship of Singapore-China cooperation can be passed down through generations.

Ms. Low坦言: "Every year attending CAEXPO, I can feel new changes. This year's exhibition deeply integrated technological elements like AI, fully demonstrating China's technological strength and the practical effectiveness of the expo through real application scenarios." She revealed that many Singaporean companies反馈 that participating in CAEXPO has provided them with broader trade matching channels. Based on this, Singapore will focus on cutting-edge fields like artificial intelligence in the future, inviting more companies from emerging fields with high-tech attributes to participate, further deepening Singapore's cooperation with China and ASEAN countries. (End)