China’s and Singapore’s foreign ministries didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Singapore later this month, people familiar with the matter said, in the first trip to the country by China’s No. 2 official in seven years as the governments seek to deepen relations.
Li will visit the city-state to celebrate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic ties just before attending a gathering of Southeast Asian nations in Malaysia from Oct 26, according to the people, who asked for anonymity discussing private information. The plan is still fluid and subject to change, one of the people said.
