SINGAPORE - No country in Asean wants to be forced to take sides, or be in a position where it has to either contain China’s rise or limit the United States’ presence, said Acting Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - No country in Asean wants to be forced to take sides, or be in a position where it has to either contain China’s rise or limit the United States’ presence, said Acting Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday., he said: “Any move in either direction will have few takers in the region because no one in Asean wants to see a new Cold War.
Mr Wong said that Asean’s take on regional and security cooperation is to have an “open and inclusive framework”. This is done through forums where Asean is at the centre, such as the Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus, which includes Asean and eight other countries. “Our approach is not so much about passive non-alignment, but about multi-engagement with all the players in the region, so that the region will not be dominated by any single power. There will be different players with stakes in the region, working together for our shared interest,” he added.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Acting Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at the Istana after the 8th Singapore-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting on June 2. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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