Singapore’s Deputy PM Lawrence Wong says the risks of a miscalculation in the Taiwan Strait “have increased considerably”. Photo: AFP
Singapore’s Deputy PM Lawrence Wong says the risks of a miscalculation in the Taiwan Strait “have increased considerably”. Photo: AFP
Singapore

US and China have ‘irreconcilable differences’ but there’s hope they can coexist: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong

  • The city state’s No 2 leader made the remarks at a speech in Tokyo, where he said the Taiwan situation was getting ‘more dangerous’ amid the US-China rivalry
  • He also cautioned countries against taking ‘de-risking too far’, saying it would over time lead to a more fragmented global economy

Singapore’s Deputy PM Lawrence Wong says the risks of a miscalculation in the Taiwan Strait “have increased considerably”. Photo: AFP
Singapore’s Deputy PM Lawrence Wong says the risks of a miscalculation in the Taiwan Strait “have increased considerably”. Photo: AFP
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