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US should stay engaged in South-east Asia: Chan Chun Sing

Minister for Trade and Industry's comments come amid rising competition between the US and China in the Asia-Pacific

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Published Fri, Mar 22, 2019 · 09:50 PM

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    THE United States should continue to stay engaged in South-east Asia, said Singapore's Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing at the end of his first official visit to Washington on Thursday.

    "South-east Asia is a critical part of their wider geopolitical, geostrategic picture, and it is in their interest to continue to stay engaged with it, not just economically but geopolitically," said Mr Chan.

    Chan Chun SingChinaAsean

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