Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai arrived for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Peru's capital Lima on Friday.
The bilateral meeting takes place on the sidelines of the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting which is being held on Friday and Saturday in Lima.
Under the theme "Empower, Include, Grow," the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting gathers heads of state and other dignitaries from 21 member economies across the Asia-Pacific region, including China, the United States, and other major economies in Southeast Asia.
Singaporean PM arrives to meet Xi
China on Friday announced the successful launch of its Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft which is delivering supplies for its orbiting Tiangong space station.
The Long March-7 Y9 rocket carrying the spacecraft blasted off at 23:13 Beijing Time (1513 GMT) on Friday from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
After about 10 minutes, the Tianzhou-8 separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. Its solar panels then unfolded.
"According to the flight data of the Long March-7 carrier rocket and the monitoring and calculations of the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center, the Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft has accurately entered the preset orbit, the solar panels have unfolded, and the spacecraft is operating as normal. Now, I declare the launch a complete success!" announced Guo Zhonglai, commander of the launch ground.
The cargo craft will later conduct the rendezvous and docking with the space station combination.
Afterwards, the Shenzhou-19 crew, which was sent into the space station on October 30, will enter the cargo craft and transfer the items as scheduled.
China announces successful launch of Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft
China announces successful launch of Tianzhou-8 cargo spacecraft
