On September 15, Chinese Ambassador Cao Zhongming attended and addressed the Shandong-Singapore Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference and the opening ceremony of 2026 Singapore-Shandong Week. Zhang Haibo, member of the Standing Committee of the Shandong Provincial Party Committee and Executive Vice Governor of Shandong province, Jeffrey Siow, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Finance of Singapore and Co-Chair of the Singapore-Shandong Economic and Trade Council, and Lee Yi Shyan, Chairman of Business China, also attended the event.

In his speech, Ambassador Cao said that Shandong and Singapore enjoy frequent economic and trade exchanges and fruitful cooperation outcomes，and have complementary strengths and great cooperation potential. He hoped that the two sides can steadily implement the five-year cooperation vision, make full use of their respective advantages, expand cooperation areas, and achieve more practical cooperation results.

Over 300 representatives from the business and government sectors of China and Singapore attended this year’s Shandong-Singapore Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference. Before the conference, Ambassador Cao also visited the “Shandong Cultural: The Qi Style and Lu Spirit—The showcase of Shandong Intangible heritage”exhibition with other guests.