Washington should build up social and political capital, and 'engage and re-engage the world with confidence', he says. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - South-east Asia has great potential and the region holds positive views of the US, but Washington should reform and invest in domestic capacity, build up social and political capital, and"engage and re-engage the world with confidence", said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan on Friday.
"If that happens, that would make Asean the fourth-largest economy in the world," the minister added. "This means there is a demographic dividend to be harvested and tremendous economic potential if - and this is a big 'if' - things go right."
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