Singapore conducts its foreign policy based on its own interests and does not pick sides, says Ambassador to the United States, Lui Tuck Yew.
SINGAPORE: A recent article by the Washington Post"wrongly suggests" that Lianhe Zaobao echoes Beijing’s propaganda, Ambassador to the US Lui Tuck Yew said in a letter to the publication, adding that it was"misguided" for American news outlets to expect Singapore to follow either the US or China.on Saturday , was issued to the editor of the Washington Post in response to its article In Singapore, Loud Echoes of Beijing’s Positions Generate Anxiety.
In his Letter to the Editor dated Jul 26, Mr Lui said that Singapore was a multi-racial and multi-religious country. He also wrote that it was “misguided for American news outlets to expect Zaobao to resemble the Washington Post or for Singapore to follow either the US or China”.
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