Amid the challenging international environment, it is all the more important for Singapore to look to the future, he added. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – For Asia to realise its promise despite difficulties such as geopolitical tensions and growing protectionism, its countries must prioritise cooperation while ensuring the stability of their own societies, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday.
“We’re doing all these, so that we can set the right conditions and create opportunities for our next generation,” said PM Lee, addressing about 300 conference participants at the Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore hotel. The event at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore will also discuss the world views of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s founding prime minister who died in 2015 and who would have turned 100 this year.First, Asia needs to uphold and reinforce the open and inclusive regional architecture, said PM Lee.
He cited Myanmar as an example of how domestic troubles can hold back regional cooperation, and export difficulties to a country’s neighbours. While neither party seeks conflict, the risk of accidents or miscalculation is ever present, especially in dangerous hotspots like the Taiwan Strait. This worries Asian countries, said PM Lee.While different countries will align more closely with one side or the other, nearly all still want to be friends with both, said PM Lee.
Second, Asia also has its own fair share of difficult issues to deal with, such as the dispute over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands and the
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