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Recap: PM Lawrence Wong delivers S. Rajaratnam Lecture

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He shared his views on geopolitical developments and Singapore’s plans to chart a path through the new global environment.

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Ian Cheng, Sherlyn Sim, Gabrielle Andres

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Published: April 16, 2025

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This will show them that Singapore is keen to do more, such as to trade, invest and partner with them for mutual benefit. \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Ian Cheng\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Strengthen global network of partnerships\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T16:00:01+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T16:01:21+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Singapore needs to develop a global network of partnerships, and has reached out to Malaysia, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the European Union.\\u201cThe more connected we are, the more resilient we will be, and the better we can navigate uncertainty and withstand shocks,\\u201d PM Wong says.Despite being involved in major frameworks and free trade agreements, the Republic needs to strengthen the multilateral trading system and preserve open flows of trade and investment.PM Wong adds that the counterparts he reached out to had agreed that the world needs more cooperation, not less, and \\u201cmust not retreat into protectionism or isolationism\\u201d.\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"ssherlyn\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Aim for 100 per cent tariff elimination across Asean\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T15:57:27+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T16:01:13+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"There is still more for Asean member states to do, PM Wong says, adding that the region should aim for 100 per cent tariff elimination across the region and boost intra-Asean trade.For example, Asean could further reduce non-tariff barriers for easier operation of businesses across the region, and upgrade its free trade agreements with partners such as China, India and South Korea.Developing the Asean power grid, which has been decades in the making, could also be accelerated to help the region transition to green energy, create jobs and draw new investments, he says.\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"ssherlyn\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Championing deeper regional cohesion and integration\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T15:56:42+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T15:56:42+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"Regional unity matters more than ever in a fragmented world, PM Wong notes. 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global economy \\u2013 not as one integrated system, but increasingly as bifurcated ecosystems centred around the US and China,\\u201d PM Wong says, adding that other aspects of the relationship between the two countries will come under greater strain as economic ties fray.PHOTO: AFP\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"gabriellea\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Asia watching global developments closely\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T15:45:51+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T15:45:51+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"The global developments are being closely watched in Asia as well, says PM Wong.Following the \\u201cabrupt recalibration\\u201d in American support for Europe, Asian countries are questioning the durability of US commitment to the region, he says.While US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, during his first trip to Asia, reassured regional partners that it will establish the necessary deterrence to prevent war, PM Wong says that countries will take steps to strengthen their own capabilities in case help does not arrive in time.In Japan and South Korea, for example, there are calls to bolster deterrence in ways such as enhanced missiles and air defences \\u2013 and even discussions about the acquisition of nuclear weapons.\\u201cWhat was once unthinkable is now openly contemplated,\\u201d PM Wong says.\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"gabriellea\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Shifting sands and changing rules\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T15:43:56+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T15:43:56+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"PM Wong notes that countries everywhere are re-examining their strategic assumptions and recalibrating their policies as nations prioritise their own interests.He notes that there is \\u201cpalpable anxiety\\u201d in Europe about the over-reliance on military support from the US, and countries are \\u201cfundamentally rethinking their defence postures\\u201d.These changes reflect a deeper and more fundamental realisation in the continent, he says, that the post-Cold War peace dividend has ended and Europe must now reinvest in its own defence and resilience.\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"gabriellea\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"A messy global transition\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T15:42:48+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T15:42:48+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"\\u201cWe are in the midst of a messy transition globally,\\u201d says PM Wong, as nations turn inward to prioritise their own narrow interests.While America is stepping back from its traditional role as the guarantor of order and the world's \\u201cpoliceman\\u201d, neither China nor any other country is willing or able to fill the vacuum.\\u201cThe once-rising tide of global cooperation that defined the past decades is giving way to one of growing competition and distrust. As a result, the world is becoming more fragmented and disorderly,\\u201d he says. \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Ian Cheng\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"US and China locked in contest for supremacy\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T15:42:03+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T15:42:03+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"PM Wong says that America and China are now \\u201clocked in a fierce contest for global supremacy\\u201d.Although neither country wants open conflict, there is deep mistrust and suspicion on both sides, with potential miscalculations over flashpoints like Taiwan possibly triggering a broader, more dangerous escalation.PHOTO: REUTERS \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Ian Cheng\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"China\\u2019s emergence as a competitor to the US\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T15:41:18+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T15:41:18+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"China has emerged as a \\u201cnear-peer competitor\\u201d of the US, says PM Wong.Having benefited from the US-led order, China \\u2013 and a new generation of Chinese \\u2013 are more assertive, determined to secure what they see as China\\u2019s rightful place in the world. \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Ian Cheng\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Conditions that sustained international order no longer hold\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T15:39:33+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T15:39:33+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"PM Wong says that today, the \\u201cpost-World War II rules-based international order\\u201d is fraying, with the conditions that sustained it no longer holding, as support within the US for global engagement has declined.This is due to factors such as Americans feeling left behind by globalisation, a growing sense that other countries are benefiting from US security and markets while contributing little in return, public weariness towards foreign entanglements such as the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and shocks from the 2008 global financial crisis and Covid-19 pandemic.\",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Ian Cheng\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"Singapore\\u2019s success did not happen in a vacuum\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T15:36:52+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T15:39:03+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"PM Wong says that for much of the past 60 years, Singapore thrived in a \\u201cpost-World War II rules-based international order\\u201d shaped and underwritten by American leadership out of \\u201cenlightened self-interest\\u201d to foster peace and prosperity not just for the world, but also for itself.The order created space for smaller nations such as Singapore to participate meaningfully in world affairs and benefit from global trade and development, he says. \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Ian Cheng\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"SG60 a time for reflection\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T15:35:07+08:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-16T15:35:07+08:00\",\"articleBody\":\"PM Wong starts the lecture by noting that this year marks Singapore\\u2019s 60th year of independence.SG60 is a time for reflection, to look back at how far the country has come, says PM Wong.Singapore also has to look ahead and chart the road forward in a rapidly changing world, he adds.ILLUSTRATION: CHNG CHOON HIONG, ADOBE STOCK \",\"publisher\":{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"name\":\"The Straits Times\"},\"author\":{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"name\":\"Ian Cheng\"}},{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"headline\":\"PM Lawrence Wong to deliver S. 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