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Asean a key stabilising factor amid big-power rivalry: Mahbubani

Region is set to be the 4th biggest economy in the world by 2050, buoyed partly by China and India

Published Tue, Mar 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

ASEAN is an important stabilising factor amid tussles by bigger powers such as the United States and China, said Kishore Mahbubani, dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.

"If you want at least a small sturdy ship to protect you from this global storm, keep Asean going," he said at a talk titled Asean Miracle: Catalyst for Peace at Maybank Kim Eng's Invest Asean 2017 Edition on Tuesday.