Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city is a strategic cooperation project between China and Singapore to improve the living environment and build an eco-culture. It is another highlight project after Suzhou Industrial Park. Bearing realistic and historical significance, the project reflects two country’s strong determination in combating climate change, enhancing environment as well as saving resources and energy. Therefore, both Chinese and Singaporean leaders have attached great emphasis, and made important remarks on the project.

As President Hu Jintao pointed out, the project manifests a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable view of scientific development. Mr. Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister of Singapore stated that Singapore is willing to collaborate with China to promote the project. Premier Wen Jiabao also wanted the project design be forward-looking, and adopt a high construction standard, so that it can realize our common wish to save energy, protect environment and become a legacy for younger generations. Premier Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore also noted that the eco-city, a new milestone project of Sino-Singapore Cooperation, is aimed to become a city featuring environmental protection, resource efficiency and social harmony.

In April, 2007, Premier Wen Jiabao of China and Mr. Goh Chok Tong, Senior Minister of Singapore raised the idea of building a resource efficient, environmentally friendly and socially harmonious city in China together. In July, Vice Premier Wu Yi visited Singapore and further discussed about the site selection and construction principles of eco-city project. Thereafter, relevant Chinese ministries conducted a multi-round site comparison and demonstration among Tianjin and other cities. Considering the survey results and the opinions of Ministry of National Development of Singapore, the project is preliminarily placed in Tianjin Binhai New Area. (Photo of Wen Jiabao and Lee Hsien Loong) On Nov.18th, 2007, Premier Wen Jiabao and Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore, signed the Framework Agreement between People’s Republic of China and Republic of Singapore About Building an Eco City in People’s Republic of China. At the same time, Ministry of Construction of China and Ministry of National Development of Singapore signed the Supplementary Agreement of Framework Agreement between People’s Republic of China and Republic of Singapore About Building an Eco City in People’s Republic of China. This marked the commencement of Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city.