Singapore Warns of ‘Unpredictable’ Risks Amid US-China Tensions
- Deputy PM Wong seeks guardrails to manage US-China competition
- Sees ‘bifurcation’ expanding into other areas of technology
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Singapore’s prime minister-in-waiting called for the global economy to be “prepared for the unpredictable,” amid strained relations between the US and China over matters of trade and geopolitics.
“Intense, extreme competition will be the defining feature in the bilateral relationship,” Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said, referring to ties between the world’s two largest economies. He was speaking at a conference Reinventing Destiny in Singapore on Monday.