Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's visit to China, which started on March 27, marks his fifth visit to China during his term as Prime Minister. This is also his first official visit to China since April 2019.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Nine years after his last visit to Guangdong, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong chose Guangzhou as his first stop, revealing the future direction of China-Singapore economic cooperation.
Once again, Prime Minister Lee During arrived at the Guangzhou Development Zone. He attaches great importance to the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City, a national flagship project for bilateral cooperation, which embodies the deep friendship between Singapore and Guangzhou in their development.
Prime Minister Lee's trip to Guangzhou and the industrial structure of the Knowledge City indicate that the two countries may cooperate in technology, digital economy, and new energy.
From a piece of wasteland to a modern city, the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City has attracted high-end industries and professionals. In the past few years, the place has witnessed the construction of buildings of world-renowned biomedical companies, such as GE Biotechnology Park, BeiGene, and Akesobio. Established as "a new highland for knowledge creation, a free hub for international talents, a source of innovation in the GBA, and a demonstration zone for open cooperation", the Knowledge City has grown into a "knowledge fulcrum" for leveraging the high-quality development of the GBA.
the Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City
As a national bilateral cooperation project, it has continued to deepen China-Singapore cooperation, gaining an investment of 16.92 billion yuan from 76 more enterprises, and becoming a model of innovative cooperation between the two sides. The brand of the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City will continue to shine as "the first choice of Singapore companies investing in China".
As a national bilateral cooperation project, the Knowledge City has transformed into an important engine for the high-quality development of the GBA, and the core platform of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macao Science and Technology Innovation Corridor. According to Chen Changxin, President of China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Investment and Development Co., by integrating the resources of government and enterprises on both sides, the Knowledge City has become a key hub to support the GBA to deeply participate in global industrial innovation.
At present, it is home to over 1,000 pioneering technology enterprises, and a number of Singaporean companies, such as SP Group, LionTCR, and Biosyngen, are translating their technological achievements into products here. In addition, the Knowledge City is strengthening cooperation with Singapore in the field of medicine and exploring the pilot of the regional medicine review and approval system under the RCEP framework.
From cutting-edge R&D to results transformation and innovation application, the China-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City is becoming a knowledge engine for the upgrading of Guangzhou-Singapore cooperation.
李显龙再访中新广州知识城，释放出哪些合作新信号？
新加坡总理李显龙3月27日起的访华之旅，是李显龙任内第五次访华，也是2019年4月以来首次对中国进行正式访问。
时隔九年，新加坡总理李显龙访华的第一站选择了广东广州，透露出中新经济合作的未来发展方向。
今次广东之行，李显龙再次来到广州开发区，尤其对国家级双边合作的标杆项目中新广州知识城特别关注，这背后蕴含着新加坡与广州携手发展的深厚情谊。
从李显龙在广州行程和中新知识城的产业结构等来看，中新进一步合作的领域很可能涉及科技、数字经济、新能源等。
从一片阡陌桑田起步，到一座现代化新城，中新广州知识城一路 “拓荒”的同时，高端产业和人才纷至沓来。数年内，GE生物科技园、百济神州、康方生物等世界知名生物医药企业高楼林立。担起“知识创造新高地、国际人才自由港、湾区创新策源地、开放合作示范区”国家使命的中新广州知识城，业已成长为撬动粤港澳大湾区高质量发展的“知识支点”。
作为中新国家级双边合作项目，中新广州知识城持续深化中新合作能级，累计吸引76家新资企业投资169.2亿元人民币，成为双方创新合作的典范，中新广州知识城“新加坡企业来华首选地”的品牌持续擦亮。
如今来看，中新广州知识城已蝶变为国家级双边合作项目、粤港澳大湾区高质量发展的重要引擎、广深港澳科技创新走廊核心平台。作为中新合作的重要桥梁和纽带，中新广州知识城投资开发有限公司总裁陈长新告诉记者，通过链接中新双方政企资源，中新广州知识城已成为支撑粤港澳大湾区深度参与全球产业协同创新的关键枢纽。
目前，中新广州知识城聚集超过1000家前沿科技企业，新加坡能源集团、来恩生物、百吉生物等一批新加坡科技成果也在知识城转移转化。此外，中新广州知识城正与新加坡加强医药领域合作，探索RCEP（《区域全面经济伙伴关系协定》）区域医药审评审批体系先行先试。
从前沿研发到成果转化、创新运用，中新广州知识城正在成为穗新合作升级的知识引擎。(更多新闻资讯，请关注羊城派 pai.ycwb.com)
来源｜羊城晚报·羊城派
文｜羊城晚报全媒体记者 冷爽
翻译｜刘佳慧
责编｜王瑜瑛
