SINGAPORE — With it being the biggest trading partner of nearly every Asian country, China will really benefit if it is able to co-prosper with the countries around it, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday (Oct 5). China is a growing strength in the region and a great opportunity for the countries in the region to co-operate with,...
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with Wong Wei Kong, editor-in-chief of SPH Media’s English, Malay and Tamil Media Group, at the Asia Future Summit on Oct 5.SINGAPORE — With it being the biggest trading partner of nearly every Asian country, China will really benefit if it is able to co-prosper with the countries around it, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday .
It also depends on the countries in Asia, developing their relationships with China but at the same time maintaining links with the rest of the world. "And that is why they are still welcomed after so many years, and if the Chinese can achieve something like that, I think the region can prosper." Responding to a question on what third countries and Asian countries have to do amid a situation where lesser powers need to help the greater powers of the US and China resolve their differences, PM Lee said the issue with the US and China is a bilateral problem, and should not be a global coalition lining up against someone who is considered to be on the wrong side.
He warned against thinking of Taiwan as an analogue of Ukraine — a member of the United Nations, an independent, sovereign country, one which deserves to be defended because it is on the good side and others are on the wrong side — and that China is on the wrong side. "I would say all parties dealing with this cross-strait situation would have to be very, very careful not to edge closer and closer to a dangerous situation which can lead to a misunderstanding or mishap," he said.
"These are things which we have been working on in Cabinet. The ministers are involved in the decisions, they participate in them. And I am confident that when they take over, they will be ready, they will be well-supported, and they will grow in experience and stature with time in the job."On how Singapore succeeded in becoming what it is today, and how lessons could be applied during current circumstances, PM Lee said there was a lot of hard work.
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