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Eco-friendly city for China
20/11/2007 07:31 - (SA)
Singapore - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Singapore's Prime Minister agreed on Sunday to jointly develop an environmentally friendly city in northeastern China.
The city will be a model for sustainable development, a Singapore government statement said.
China is one of the world's biggest polluters and Chinese leaders have recently touted a shift in planning away from hyper-fast industrial expansion toward a more sustainable form of development.
The "Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city" will be developed by a joint venture formed by Singapore and Chinese companies.
"This eco-city, to be built in Tianjin, will become another highlight in our relations," Wen said after signing an agreement with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to launch the project.
"On the Singapore side, on all levels, we'll give this project our full support," Lee said.
The two sides will share expertise and experiences in urban planning, environmental protection, resource conservation, recycling, use of renewable resources and wastewater reuse, the statement said.
China's economic planning agency issued a set of guidelines earlier this month welcoming foreign investment in environmentally friendly areas such as recycling, "clean" industries and environmental protection.
Wen is in Singapore to attend the annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which starts Monday. The 10-member regional grouping has made efforts to tackle climate change one of the meeting's key objectives.
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