Singapore PM Warns of ‘Messy Transition’ as US Steps Back
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Singapore’s prime minister said he sees America’s inward turn opening up a void in international affairs that will leave the world “more fragmented and disorderly,” with China and other big powers unable to fill the gap.
In his first speech since his government called for elections on May 3, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said trade-dependent Singapore will double down where it can to “preserve the multilateral frameworks that matter” and press Southeast Asian nations to deepen regional integration.