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.
李顯龍再訪中新廣州知識城，釋放出哪些合作新信號？
新加坡總理李顯龍3月27日起的訪華之旅，是李顯龍任內第五次訪華，也是2019年4月以來首次對中國進行正式訪問。
時隔九年，新加坡總理李顯龍訪華的第一站選擇了廣東廣州，透露出中新經濟合作的未來發展方向。
今次廣東之行，李顯龍再次來到廣州開發區，尤其對國家級雙邊合作的標杆項目中新廣州知識城特別關注，這背後蘊含著新加坡與廣州攜手發展的深厚情誼。
從李顯龍在廣州行程和中新知識城的產業結構等來看，中新進一步合作的領域很可能涉及科技、數字經濟、新能源等。
從一片阡陌桑田起步，到一座現代化新城，中新廣州知識城一路 “拓荒”的同時，高端產業和人才紛至沓來。數年內，GE生物科技園、百濟神州、康方生物等世界知名生物醫藥企業高樓林立。擔起“知識創造新高地、國際人才自由港、灣區創新策源地、開放合作示範區”國家使命的中新廣州知識城，業已成長為撬動粵港澳大灣區高質量發展的“知識支點”。
作為中新國家級雙邊合作項目，中新廣州知識城持續深化中新合作能級，累計吸引76家新資企業投資169.2億元人民幣，成為雙方創新合作的典範，中新廣州知識城“新加坡企業來華首選地”的品牌持續擦亮。
如今來看，中新廣州知識城已蝶變為國家級雙邊合作項目、粵港澳大灣區高質量發展的重要引擎、廣深港澳科技創新走廊核心平台。作為中新合作的重要橋樑和紐帶，中新廣州知識城投資開發有限公司總裁陳長新告訴記者，通過鏈接中新雙方政企資源，中新廣州知識城已成為支撐粵港澳大灣區深度參與全球產業協同創新的關鍵樞紐。
目前，中新廣州知識城聚集超過1000家前沿科技企業，新加坡能源集團、來恩生物、百吉生物等一批新加坡科技成果也在知識城轉移轉化。此外，中新廣州知識城正與新加坡加強醫藥領域合作，探索RCEP（《區域全面經濟夥伴關係協定》）區域醫藥審評審批體系先行先試。
從前沿研發到成果轉化、創新運用，中新廣州知識城正在成為穗新合作升級的知識引擎。(更多新聞資訊，請關注羊城派 pai.ycwb.com)
來源｜羊城晚報·羊城派
文｜羊城晚報全媒體記者 冷爽
翻譯｜劉佳慧
責編｜王瑜瑛
