Countries, including Singapore, have to navigate an unpredictable world that could be messy for a decade or longer, said DPM Wong.
SINGAPORE - As the United States and China seek out a new equilibrium in their relationship, Singapore must brace itself for possibly a decade or more of unpredictability, and hopefully help steer global events towards peace, rather than war, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
It is not just the leadership who thinks like that, but a lot of Chinese officials, noted DPM Wong, who will“They feel that there is this containment to put China down; there is that sense, and for every action, there will be an opposite reaction,” he added. “We do not have so much experience with it; if we are not careful, it will have profound implications to the global economy but worse still, for global stability,” he said.which is headquartered in Singapore, DPM Wong said it was America’s prerogative to decide how to deal with the social media platform.
“That is why they cannot go too far, and they will have to learn that lesson,” he said. “It is a lesson that all big countries go through. America goes through that lesson too.”S’pore will not end up becoming a place where citizens become a minority: DPM Wong Meanwhile, the vast majority of countries around the world have a One China policy. Singapore has long upheld its One China policy and opposed Taiwanese independence, even before it established diplomatic ties with Beijing, he noted.
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