SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (Jul 28) said he fears US-China tensions could continue beyond the US presidential election ...
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday said he fears US-China tensions could continue beyond the US presidential election this year, highlighting the "bipartisan consensus on treating China as a threat".
An administration led by Mr Biden is also expected to side with allies in confronting China on a range of issues, including Beijing's national security law in Hong Kong. "But I think the way things have developed over the last several years, you have very many areas where there's not only contradiction, but also deep distrust, and this is corrosive and it's making a very difficult relationship very dangerous.
"We all have good relations with China, we all want good relations with China in Asia, but we also all have very deep relations to the United States, and want to keep them at the same time, and maintaining that balance. Mr Lee pointed to three things: Stabilise relations with China, develop a bipartisan consensus on US-Asia relations, and find a way to return to theThe Prime Minister said developing a bipartisan consensus would allow for "stability and predictability" in US-Asia relations.
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