Singapore's incoming Prime Minister, Lawrence Wong, acknowledges the challenges in managing the relationship between the U.S. and China. He emphasizes the need for careful management. Wong is described as more relatable and faces the task of balancing Singapore's domestic politics with its global role. The outgoing Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, expresses confidence in the new leadership team's readiness for foreign policy challenges. The city-state's need for foreign talent while respecting social norms is highlighted. Wong is urged to promote public discourse and remove constraints on the opposition to maintain Singapore's economic success.
Can Singapore’s incoming prime minister, Lawrence Wong, maintain the city-state’s economic miracle? We talk to him on this week’s “Money Talks” podcast https://t.co/r81Le8wzZB
Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s incoming prime minister, should encourage a robust public discourse, in which the ruling party is less prickly about criticism and outside ideas. He should also remove the remaining constraints on the opposition https://t.co/BDZuHBdlkC 👇
Singapore is so small that its policies cannot always be easily copied elsewhere. But how it handles tension between the West and China, ageing and climate change is still worth watching. Openness, resilience and more contestable politics will help https://t.co/knVA1DjhbX 👇
Singapore needs more foreign talent, ‘social norms’ must be respected: PM Lee https://t.co/g8PXsFvZxv
Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s next PM faces an ever trickier balancing act https://t.co/mmkd17umc7
In this Bloomberg Originals mini-documentary, we explain how the new prime minister will face more than a few challenges to keep the city-state on top https://t.co/yVNiN4raxh
Singapore’s outgoing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says the new leadership team is ready to take on whatever foreign policy tests there may be https://t.co/sxR0cTwZCy
Singapore’s incoming prime minister, Lawrence Wong, is more of an everyman than his predecessors. He is the first not to have attended an elite secondary school. His ascendancy marks a historical change in other ways, as our interview reveals https://t.co/4tOFGEbZiG 👇
Singapore's incoming PM Lawrence Wong says residents seek more out of life than material success https://t.co/pCBNF59Hpz https://t.co/aOTc9tMjSj
Since its independence almost 60 years ago, Singapore has become a beacon of prosperity. But as the world looks at globalisation with increasing scepticism, balancing the nation’s domestic politics against its role as a global city will become trickier https://t.co/mrmKUsR8UA
Singapore 🇸🇬 has achieved extraordinary levels of prosperity. By some measures the average Singaporean is twice as wealthy as the average person from Japan 🇯🇵 or South Korea 🇰🇷 https://t.co/4mU6Ruk9vG
We are pro-Singapore: DPM Lawrence Wong on standing between the US and China https://t.co/dCNhmNFhnQ
Singapore’s incoming prime minister: “The underlying contradictions and tensions between the [U.S. and Chinese] national positions remain....So it’s not a stable equilibrium....And it will require very careful management of the relationship.” https://t.co/BNbXfWEfAz