SINGAPORE, May 10 — Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has given a broad-ranging interview to The Economist as he prepares to become prime minister, covering topics such as his...
In SRC’s US$1.1b suit against Najib, ex-director admits ‘afterthought’ view of Najib blaming him and board for RM3.6b loss his own perceptionDeputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during an interview with The Economist on May 6, 2024.
Asked about his recent remark that Singapore is neither pro-China nor pro-US amid the rivalry between the two superpowers, he reiterated: ”We are pro-Singapore.” This applies to all global crises, be it the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing onslaught in Gaza. “Not every single group may get everything that they want. But by working together, by engaging, by not accentuating our differences but finding common ground, it is an approach that has worked better for all of us.”Wong said Singapore will always remain an open economy, welcoming of foreign inputs and professionals that can complement the Singapore core, add to the economy and society and generate a “net plus for all of us in Singapore”.
“These instincts of race are very primal, they are very emotive, and it can be stirred up at any point in time,” he said, citing examples of how the race or religion card was played up in recent years.On how the governing style of 4G leaders would differ from their predecessors, Wong said that Singapore politics in Singapore has evolved from the days of a dominant People’s Action Party under the late Lee Kuan Yew.
“It has never been a problem with preventing the new prime minister from setting the tone of leadership and making his own decisions,” said Wong, when asked if having Lee Hsien Loong in the next Cabinet would hinder the 4G leaders from “exerting authority”.
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