Singapore Says U.S., China Both Risking Status Quo With Actions
- Ng says U.S. has been taking unilateral actions on trade
- Singapore defense minister speaking at security forum
Trade Tensions Intensify
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Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen criticized both the U.S. and China for taking “unilateral actions,” lumping the two rivals together as nations challenging the current global order.
In a speech to the annual IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security forum in Singapore, Ng said the world’s two-biggest economies were similarly using security considerations to justify their behavior -- the U.S. on trade and China for its military buildup in the disputed South China Sea.