China is a growing strength in the region but every country still wants to keep its links with the rest of the world, he said. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with Mr Wong Wei Kong, editor-in-chief of SPH Media’s English, Malay and Tamil Media Group, at the Asia Future Summit on Oct 5.
Whether China can co-prosper depends on how it plays its cards, and how deftly it is able to grow its influence without making other countries feel that they have been squeezed, pressured or coerced, said PM Lee. “The Americans have been dominant in this region, while giving countries space to grow, to develop, compete with another peacefully, not to be held down, squatted upon,” he said.
These countries, whether lined up closer to the US or China, should want to maintain stable and constructive relations with China, he said. Sometimes it is not so clear, especially with a new generation and with the media, it becomes not a question of “one China”, but a question of democracy versus autocracy, and going that way is dangerous, he added.Responding to another question about whether the status quo with regard to Taiwan is sustainable in the long run, PM Lee said how to find a way forward for cross-strait relations is a challenge.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou at the Asia Future Summit on Oct 5. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG “These are things which we have been working on in Cabinet. The ministers are involved in the decisions, they participate in them. And I’m confident that when they take over they will be ready, they will be well-supported, and they will grow experience and stature with time on the job.”
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