中新兩國自1990年建交以來已有25年歷史，借著這個契機，高層互訪將會更為密切，這也體現中新合作關系的緊密程度。未來3年，中新關系將處在一個升級的過程，中新的發展應該是會再向前推進一步。

開拓西部合作 共推“一帶一路”

中國外交部長王毅指出，中新雙方合作新機遇還包括開拓新合作。

目前中新雙方已經具備良好的合作基礎，已經具備了蘇州工業園與天津生態城兩個政府合作項目。中方希望新方能夠在中新已有的良好合作基礎上，配合中國西部大開發需要，加快確定繼蘇州工業園、天津生態城后的第三個政府合作項目。

新加坡駐華大使羅家良表示，中新兩國未來有兩大合作項目，一是雙邊自由貿易協定升級版，二是第三個政府間合作項目。
 
新加坡副總理張志賢表示，要成功推進項目應該具備以下幾點要素。第一，應該與中國目前西部大開發的規劃步調一致。第二，它應該具有創新性，能夠開創新的領域和模式。由于中國發展的速度很快，在很多領域可以憑借自身的能力快速發展，因此我們要體現出創新。第三，它還應具備商業可行性，使其自身可以維持向前發展的勢頭。

提升自貿協定水平 盡快啟動升級版談判

來自中國社科院的許利平在接受采訪時則認為，升級版談判可能涉及三個主要內容，一是關稅的減免，二是擴大自貿協定現有合作領域，三是探討在服務貿易方面是否還有新的突破。“新加坡服務領域很發達，雙方能否在服務領域有更緊密的合作，我認為是十分重要的。”許利平表示。（中國進出口網）

China and Singapore have established diplomatic relations for over 25 years since 1990, to take this opportunity, high-level visits will be more closely, which also reflects the tightness of the new partnership. In the next three years, Sino-Singapore relationship will be in the process of upgrading, and should be further pushed f orward again.

To develop western cooperation and advance "one belt one road" together

Foreign minister Wang Yi pointed out that the new opportunity should also include new cooperation exploration.

At present, there is a good basis for cooperation, we have had two government cooperating projects, the Suzhou Industrial Park and Tianjin Eco-city. The Chinese hopes that on the basis for good cooperation, the Singapore could be able to meet the needs for Chinese western development, to accelerate the determination of the third-governmental cooperation project following the Suzhou Industrial Park and the Tianjin Eco-city.

Singapore’s Ambassador to China Luo Jialiang said China and Singapore would have two big cooperation projects in the future, one the updated version of bilateral free trade agreement, the second would be the third inter-government cooperation project.

Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said that to promote the success of this project we should have the following features. First, we should be in step with China's western development. Second, the project should be innovative and can open up new areas and models. As China develops very fast, it can develop fast in many areas by virtue of its ability, we have to make the innovation embodied. Third, it should be commercially viable, lending itself to maintain the momentum.

Enhance the level of FTA, start FTA updating talks as soon as possible

Xu Liping from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said in an interview, the upgraded version of the talks could involve three main elements, one tariff reduction, the second is to expand the existing cooperation in the field of free trade agreements, the third is to explore new breakthroughs in trade services. "Singapore is well-developed in service sector, whether the two sides can have closer cooperation in the service sector , I think it’s very important." Xu Liping expressed.