Senior Minister of the Republic of Singapore Goh Chok Tong will visit China from April 12 to 18, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman announced here on Thursday.

"During his stay in China, Goh Chok Tong will meet with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Jia Qinglin and State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan," spokesman Liu Jianchao told the regular press briefing.

Invited by the Chinese government, he will also visit the resort city of Suzhou in East China's Jiangsu Province and China's economic hub Shanghai.

"In recent years, China-Singapore relations have maintained a good momentum of development thanks to the frequent visits between leaders of the two countries and the establishment of a joint commission at the vice premier level," Liu said.

Singapore is China's 7th biggest trade partner with China-Singapore trade volume in 2005 hitting 33.15 billion U.S. dollars.

With its accumulated investment in China amounting to 27.74 billion U.S. dollars by the end of 2005, Singapore became China's 8th biggest investor.

Source: Xinhua