The number of imported Covid-19 cases from China is now fewer than five every week. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - When China ended its zero-Covid policy in December 2022, several countries imposed restrictions on Chinese visitor arrivals amid the surge in Covid-19 cases in China, but SingaporeExperts here who studied the issue decided that although there were many cases, there were no new variants of concern.
“In fact, we are in a position to increase the number of flights to and from China,” said the minister, who was speaking at the annual Chinese New Year spring reception organised by the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan clan association.maintain a “careful and calibrated” approach towards restoring air connectivity with China,
“Sometimes, the steps we take may look like they are more aligned with one country, other times it may look as if we are more aligned with another country. He added that the country’s policies, whether they are foreign policy or domestic policy, must be for Singaporeans to decide.Mr Shanmugam was addressing more than 250 people at the SHHK Building Plaza in Telok Ayer, including the clan association’s management and committee members, affiliated schools’ principals and staff, as well as Chinese clan association leaders and representatives.
“There is a real war in Europe, there is threat of superpower conflict in Asia-Pacific, and there is protectionism all around, undermining the multilateral trading system,” he noted.
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