Singapore Keen to Facilitate US-China Dialogue Amid Tensions

Singapore's top trade official said the city-state is willing to facilitate a dialogue between the US and China to repair their relationship, as he described growing tensions between the world’s biggest economies as detrimental to the world.

March 10, 2023 . 6:37 PM

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Singapore’s top trade official said the city-state is willing to facilitate a dialogue between the US and China to repair their relationship.
US-China tensions have serious consequences for the rest of the world.
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