Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong attended the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting (AELM) from 10 to 11 November 2014 in Beijing, China. Before the APEC meeting, PM met People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on 9 November 2014. PM congratulated President Xi on China’s successful chairmanship of APEC over the course of the year, and its leadership in advancing regional economic integration in the Asia-Pacific. PM and President Xi expressed satisfaction with the broad and deep bilateral relationship, and looked forward to celebrating the 25th anniversary of Singapore-China diplomatic relations in 2015. The leaders also discussed ways to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation. PM was also the Guest of Honour at CapitaLand’s China-Singapore Dialogue in Beijing on 9 November 2014.
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