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The Republic will explore ways to facilitate essential business and official travel to Sichuan province in south-western China, Second Minister for Trade and Industry and Manpower Tan See Leng said yesterday. He said at the 21st Singapore-Sichuan Trade and Investment Committee Meeting, where he was co-chairman, that there is strong interest in resuming travel between Singapore and Sichuan. "We hope to revive passenger traffic and increase direct air services between Singapore and Chengdu," Dr Tan said, referring to an earlier conversation he had with Sichuan Governor Yin Li, the other co-chairman of the meeting. Chengdu, about 20 times the size...
