U.S.-China Competition in Asia Brings Risk, Singapore’s Lee Says
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Competition between the U.S. and China for influence in Asia creates risks for smaller states, Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, as Southeast Asian nations could find themselves caught between the world’s two biggest economies.
All Asian countries hope that U.S.-China relations will be positive, and none want to choose a side, Lee said in a speech to defense officials on Friday at the Shangri-La security forum in Singapore, a meeting that will be attended by U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Chinese Admiral Sun Jianguo.