Singapore Says Aspects of US-China Rift ‘Appear Insurmountable’
- Taiwan Strait is now ‘most dangerous flashpoint’ in region
- Timing for Wong to become PM hasn’t been decided, he says
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The widening rift between the world’s two biggest economies, the US and China, now looks in some regards to be irreconcilable, according to Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
The geopolitical situation has become more dangerous amid tensions between the two sides with the Taiwan Strait becoming the region’s “most dangerous flashpoint,” Wong said in his speech at the Nikkei Forum 28th Future of Asia in Tokyo. “We are moving closer to the edge,” he said, reflecting a sentiment that has become more prevalent among Asian leaders.