来源：四川日报-川观新闻
川观新闻记者 唐泽文
第十八届西博会将于9月16日开幕，作为此次大会的主宾国，新加坡将带来哪些精彩的展现？
9月10日，记者对新加坡驻成都总领事陈子勤进行了专访。
记者：作为本届西博会主宾国，新加坡在本届西博会上有哪些活动？这些活动对“新川”合作有什么推动作用?
陈子勤：新加坡很高兴接受四川省的邀请，担任第十八届中国西部国际博览会的主宾国。新加坡也是西博会首个担任主宾国的东南亚国家。这体现了四川省重视国际化，突出南向的发展意向，也体现了新加坡和四川之间的深厚友谊及良好的合作关系。
CG Tan: Singapore is happy to accept the invitation from Sichuan Province to be the Country-of-Honour (COH) at the 18th Western China International Fair (WCIF). We are the first Southeast Asian country to do so. This is testament to the province’s increasing focus on its internationalisation efforts with a focus on Southeast Asia, and the strong and longstanding friendship between Singapore and Sichuan.
今年，由于新冠肺炎疫情的影响，我们无法安排来自新加坡国内的访团参与西博会。但是，新加坡人力部部长兼贸工部第二部长陈诗龙医生，受李显龙总理委托，将在9月16日西博会的开幕式上以视频方式致辞，新加坡驻华大使吕德耀先生也将率团参与大会。新加坡资讯通信媒体发展局代表也将在17日的2021年中国西部国际数字经济应用合作论坛上发言。
This year, because of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 situation, we are not able to have a visiting delegation from Singapore. However, Singapore Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry Dr Tan See Leng will deliver a speech at the Opening Ceremony of the 18th WICF on 16 September, and Ambassador in Beijing Lui Tuck Yew will also visit Sichuan for this event. A representative from the Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA) will also be speaking at the 2021 Western China International Digital Economy Cooperation Forum on 17 September.
新加坡和四川还将共同主办第22次新加坡-四川贸易与投资委员会(SSTIC)年会，会议将于9月17日以视频连线方式举行。1996年成立的新川贸投委,是新加坡最早与中国省份建立的经贸理事会之一，为深化和扩大两地经贸合作提供了一个高级别的双边平台。
Singapore and Sichuan will also hold the 22nd Singapore-Sichuan Trade and Investment Committee (SSTIC) meeting, which will take place virtually on 17 September. Established in 1996, SSTIC is one of Singapore’s earliest business councils with a Chinese province, and remains the only one in Western China. Since its inception, the Committee has provided a high-level bilateral platform to deepen and widen our economic cooperation.
新加坡一直密切关注中国西部地区的最新发展，包括西部地区在中国区域发展战略中所扮演的角色。成渝双城经济圈(CCEC)的建设，和去年公布的新时代推进西部大开发战略规划，将进一步推动四川成为中国西部内陆国际开放中心。
Singapore has been closely following the recent developments in Western China, including its role in China’s regional development strategies such as the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Circle and the Western Region Development Strategy. The timely announcement of the guidelines on advancing Western Region development in a new era in May 2020 will further boost Sichuan’s efforts in becoming an inland international and development hub.
新加坡企业早已在许多领域和行业与四川的伙伴紧密合作。希望新加坡企业未来能在物流、信息通信技术、能源和研发等领域探索新机遇，发挥更好的作用。新加坡在这些领域有不少优秀的企业，相信他们将能够为当地的产业生态做出贡献。我也希望来自新加坡的餐饮和生活品牌能为成都的国际化风貌增添色彩。我相信，双方在各领域携手合作，实现互利共赢，一定会取得更大的成果。
There are many sectors and industries in which Singaporean companies have been working closely with their Sichuanese partners. Moving forward, Singapore hopes that our companies can play a more active role in the province’s logistics, ICT, energy and R&D sectors given Sichuan’s strengths in these sectors. We have many excellent companies involved in these sectors, and are confident that they will be able to contribute to the local ecosystem. We also hope that Singapore brandnames in F&B and lifestyle products will contribute to Chengdu’s cosmopolitan landscape. I am confident that there is more that we can achieve together to cooperate in various sectors for mutual benefit.
记者：作为主宾国，新加坡此次参展会主要想展示哪些方面的东西？新加坡具体希望通过哪些途径，参与到新一轮西部大开发的机遇中来？
陈子勤：有10家来自信息通信技术、餐饮、消费品、房地产和物业管理等不同行业的新加坡公司将参加本次西博会的新加坡馆。此外，我们也将呈现入驻新川科技园内的新加坡创新中心的几家新加坡科技创新公司。总领事馆还在新加坡国家馆内准备了新中和新川关系的介绍。
CG Tan: 10 Singapore companies across various sectors such as ICT, F&B, consumer products, real estate and property management will be participating in the WCIF. They are CapitaLand, Charles & Keith, Founder Bak Kut Teh, Mapletree, NCS, Perennial, Putien, ST Engineering, Yanlord and Yeo Hiap Seng. In addition, we will be showcasing several Singapore technology innovation companies based at the Singapore Innovation Centre in the Singapore-Sichuan Hi-Tech Innovation Park. The Consulate-General has also curated a display of Singapore’s relations with China, and with Sichuan, at the Singapore Pavilion.
不少四川朋友应该知道，上世纪中国对外开放时，凯德置地、仁恒置地和华侨银行等许多新加坡知名企业就进入四川。近年来也有不少其他新加坡企业到四川发展。这就是为什么第18届西博会新加坡国家馆选择呈现一系列不同领域、不同规模的在川新加坡企业。我们希望四川的观众能够更好地认识到来自新加坡的企业，并继续给予支持。
Sichuan residents will be aware that many well-known Singapore companies such as CapitaLand, Yanlord and OCBC have invested in Sichuan, when China was opening up to the world several decades ago. However, there are also many other enterprises from Singapore which have also ventured to Sichuan in recent years. This is why the Singapore Pavilion at the 18th WCIF has chosen to include a mix of Singaporean companies across various industries and sizes. We hope that the Sichuan audience will have a better understanding of the broad range of investments from Singapore and continue to lend their support.
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