Thursday was the first official meeting between the two defence ministers. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The defence establishments of Singapore and China inked a deal on Thursday to set up a hotline meant to strengthen high-level communication between defence leaders from both sides.
General Li, who is an aerospace engineer by training, was appointed Defence Minister in March following a Cabinet reshuffle. He is also a State Councillor and the former chief of the Equipment Development Department overseeing military technology.
Other than the ministers, officials who attended the meeting on Thursday include Singapore’s Chief of Defence Force, Rear-Admiral Aaron Beng, and Permanent Secretary Chan Heng Kee. On China’s side, they included China Ambassador to Singapore Sun Haiyan and Lieutenant-General Jing Jianfeng, Deputy Chief of the Joint Staff Department.
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