In a recent interview with Lianhe Zaobao, Trade and Industry Minister BG George Yeo said that the complex historical ties of almost a hundred years between Singapore and China had come to a close.

• 贸工部长杨荣文准将最近接受本报访问时说，新中两地近百年来错综复杂的历史联系，到了此时此刻，已经有了一个终结。