"Singapore must get used to a 'more uncomfortable world': PM Lee
BUENOS AIRES: Issues such as the trade dispute between the United States and China, and straining geopolitical relations in the West took centre stage at the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
And as tensions between super powers grow, Singapore “must be on its toes” and be prepared to react accordingly, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday (Dec 1).
Speaking to the media at the end of his five-day visit to Argentina, Mr Lee said he hopes the high-profile meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will result in a “constructive outcome.”
He said: “It doesn’t mean all the problems will be solved tonight, but some constructive directions can be pointed, and further steps hopefully later on can be taken.”
When asked if he thought a new Cold War between the two superpowers could be on the horizon, Mr Lee said the current tension cannot be a “direct comparison” with the Cold War.
He said that back then, it was the “Soviet Union against the rest of the world”.
But amid the rising tensions, world leaders in Buenos Aires were still able to come to a consensus to issue a joint statement at the end of the two-day Summit.
While they noted the geopolitical concerns and current trade issues, the G20 leaders reaffirmed their commitment to work together to improve a rules-based international order.
Mr Lee said this was a positive outcome, especially after the APEC Summit in November, where leaders failed to reach an agreement."
It is VERY HARD to b a politician n b a honorable n totally ethical human being at the same time as s/he has to compromise n devise some ways of saying things that make "bad" becomes not so bad or even good!!
The G20 leaders issued a joint-statement while they couldn't at the APEC meeting.
It shows that they r committed to continue working on unresolved issues.
This is "something said is better than silence" interpretation! Forget abt Putin's aggression against Ukraine was not "put in" here! Or that Saudi Crown Prince MBS is embraced by the world leaders though he is innocent until proven guilty of that gruesome Saudi journalist's murder!
This is nothing new. Yet, we just carry on. On the big picture thingy, one must b detached, or better still, "rise above" the normal moral n ethical considerations.
To b powerful n rich will change u. Especially if u want to b on top regardless n always!! To achieve that u will suppress n prevent the "others" to rise n challenge your position.
The "others" simply has to work extraordinarily hard! Period!!
BUENOS AIRES: Issues such as the trade dispute between the United States and China, and straining geopolitical relations in the West took centre stage at the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
And as tensions between super powers grow, Singapore “must be on its toes” and be prepared to react accordingly, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Saturday (Dec 1).
Speaking to the media at the end of his five-day visit to Argentina, Mr Lee said he hopes the high-profile meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will result in a “constructive outcome.”
He said: “It doesn’t mean all the problems will be solved tonight, but some constructive directions can be pointed, and further steps hopefully later on can be taken.”
When asked if he thought a new Cold War between the two superpowers could be on the horizon, Mr Lee said the current tension cannot be a “direct comparison” with the Cold War.
He said that back then, it was the “Soviet Union against the rest of the world”.
But amid the rising tensions, world leaders in Buenos Aires were still able to come to a consensus to issue a joint statement at the end of the two-day Summit.
While they noted the geopolitical concerns and current trade issues, the G20 leaders reaffirmed their commitment to work together to improve a rules-based international order.
Mr Lee said this was a positive outcome, especially after the APEC Summit in November, where leaders failed to reach an agreement."
It is VERY HARD to b a politician n b a honorable n totally ethical human being at the same time as s/he has to compromise n devise some ways of saying things that make "bad" becomes not so bad or even good!!
The G20 leaders issued a joint-statement while they couldn't at the APEC meeting.
It shows that they r committed to continue working on unresolved issues.
This is "something said is better than silence" interpretation! Forget abt Putin's aggression against Ukraine was not "put in" here! Or that Saudi Crown Prince MBS is embraced by the world leaders though he is innocent until proven guilty of that gruesome Saudi journalist's murder!
This is nothing new. Yet, we just carry on. On the big picture thingy, one must b detached, or better still, "rise above" the normal moral n ethical considerations.
To b powerful n rich will change u. Especially if u want to b on top regardless n always!! To achieve that u will suppress n prevent the "others" to rise n challenge your position.
The "others" simply has to work extraordinarily hard! Period!!
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