We imagine this will be a very happy marriage…
The Straits Times reports
Singapore and China have agreed to cooperate on legal and judicial matters, a new area of bilateral collaboration on top of economic and cultural exchanges.
Top legal officials from both countries met in Beijing yesterday to discuss cooperation at the inaugural Singapore-China Legal and Judicial Roundtable.
Singapore Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon co-chaired the round- table talk with Chinese counterpart Zhou Qiang before they signed a memorandum of understanding on legal and judicial cooperation.
“Underpinning the sustained economic prosperity of both our countries is the promotion of the rule of law, based on a stable multilateral system and a rules-based order.”
He noted that with growing commercial activities in the region, commercial cross-border disputes can be expected to increase.
Full report at http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/judicial-cooperation-a-first-for-singapore-china
