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US, China share common interest - a stable Asia-Pacific

Minister in Prime Minister's Office Chan Chun Sing on Trump, China and Singapore politics

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Published Mon, Aug 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM

    Singapore

    SINGAPORE is South-east Asia's wealthiest state, a financial centre where some of the world's biggest banks do business. But the small nation has been snared in a tussle for influence between the US and China.

    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said his country should not have to choose between the big powers, but maintaining that balance has not been easy.

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