Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (not pictured) hold a joint news conference in Singapore, August 23, 2021. REUTERS FILE PHOTO
SINGAPORE — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said tensions between the United States and China and the Russia-Ukraine war affects security in the Asia-Pacific.
“We can expect more geopolitical contestation in the Asia-Pacific,” he said, adding that Singapore would try its best to avoid being caught up in the “major power rivalry” .
Worsening U.S.-China relations are making it “almost impossible” to work together on pressing global issues like climate change, pandemics, and nuclear proliferation, he said, speaking at the city-state’s national day rally.
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