Singapore’s Foreign Minister said the relationship will depend on mutual respect and strategic trust. Read more at straitstimes.com.
are encouraging but merely the first step in resolving the deep differences between the two superpowers, said Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
Dr Balakrishnan said that Washington officials were cautiously optimistic that at least conversations between Washington and Beijing were taking place, as they viewed having open lines of communication as essential. He added that more bilateral visits would also be good, saying that he hoped to see more top officials meet their counterparts, for instance in the area of commerce or climate change.Dr Balakrishnan told reporters that he had conveyed South-east Asia’s hopes for constructive, viable and peaceful engagement between the US and China.However, there remains an enormity of strategic differences and profound differences in perspective between the US and China, the minister noted.
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