中新两国自1990年建交以来已有25年历史，借着这个契机，高层互访将会更为密切，这也体现中新合作关系的紧密程度。未来3年，中新关系将处在一个升级的过程，中新的发展应该是会再向前推进一步。
开拓西部合作 共推“一带一路”
中国外交部长王毅指出，中新双方合作新机遇还包括开拓新合作。
目前中新双方已经具备良好的合作基础，已经具备了苏州工业园与天津生态城两个政府合作项目。中方希望新方能够在中新已有的良好合作基础上，配合中国西部大开发需要，加快确定继苏州工业园、天津生态城后的第三个政府合作项目。
新加坡驻华大使罗家良表示，中新两国未来有两大合作项目，一是双边自由贸易协定升级版，二是第三个政府间合作项目。
新加坡副总理张志贤表示，要成功推进项目应该具备以下几点要素。第一，应该与中国目前西部大开发的规划步调一致。第二，它应该具有创新性，能够开创新的领域和模式。由于中国发展的速度很快，在很多领域可以凭借自身的能力快速发展，因此我们要体现出创新。第三，它还应具备商业可行性，使其自身可以维持向前发展的势头。
提升自贸协定水平 尽快启动升级版谈判
来自中国社科院的许利平在接受采访时则认为，升级版谈判可能涉及三个主要内容，一是关税的减免，二是扩大自贸协定现有合作领域，三是探讨在服务贸易方面是否还有新的突破。“新加坡服务领域很发达，双方能否在服务领域有更紧密的合作，我认为是十分重要的。”许利平表示。（中国进出口网）
China and Singapore have established diplomatic relations for over 25 years since 1990, to take this opportunity, high-level visits will be more closely, which also reflects the tightness of the new partnership. In the next three years, Sino-Singapore relationship will be in the process of upgrading, and should be further pushed f orward again.
To develop western cooperation and advance "one belt one road" together
Foreign minister Wang Yi pointed out that the new opportunity should also include new cooperation exploration.
At present, there is a good basis for cooperation, we have had two government cooperating projects, the Suzhou Industrial Park and Tianjin Eco-city. The Chinese hopes that on the basis for good cooperation, the Singapore could be able to meet the needs for Chinese western development, to accelerate the determination of the third-governmental cooperation project following the Suzhou Industrial Park and the Tianjin Eco-city.
Singapore’s Ambassador to China Luo Jialiang said China and Singapore would have two big cooperation projects in the future, one the updated version of bilateral free trade agreement, the second would be the third inter-government cooperation project.
Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean said that to promote the success of this project we should have the following features. First, we should be in step with China's western development. Second, the project should be innovative and can open up new areas and models. As China develops very fast, it can develop fast in many areas by virtue of its ability, we have to make the innovation embodied. Third, it should be commercially viable, lending itself to maintain the momentum.
Enhance the level of FTA, start FTA updating talks as soon as possible
Xu Liping from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said in an interview, the upgraded version of the talks could involve three main elements, one tariff reduction, the second is to expand the existing cooperation in the field of free trade agreements, the third is to explore new breakthroughs in trade services. "Singapore is well-developed in service sector, whether the two sides can have closer cooperation in the service sector , I think it’s very important." Xu Liping expressed.
