On November 5, 2018, Vice Minister and Deputy China International Trade Representative Fu Ziying met with Singaporean Minister of Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing during the first China International Import Expo and jointly announced the conclusion of negotiations on upgrading the China-Singapore Free Trade Agreement. The two sides will sign the Protocol of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on Upgrading the Free Trade Agreement after completing the relevant domestic procedures.