Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has landed in Guangzhou for a six-day official visit to China. He is accompanied by a delegation of about 50 officials. During his visit, Lee will meet  Chinese President Xi Jinping, new Premier Li Qiang and other high-level Communist Party officials.<br />'' <br />''It is Lee's first visit to China since Covid-19 broke out, though he met Xi in November last year on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Bangkok.<br />'' <br />''Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that Singapore and China are friendly neighbours and important cooperation partners, adding that Beijing hoped to strengthen bilateral ties during Lee's visit.<br />'' <br />''The Singaporean leader will travel to the provinces of Guangdong and Hainan as well as Beijing. In Hainan, he will attend and deliver a speech at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference.<br />