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S'pore cannot be caught napping in rivalry between US and China
Little that Republic can do to influence events, but its people need to understand forces at work, and how all this will affect their country
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ST ILLUSTRATION -CEL GULAPA
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The world's most important bilateral relationship was put on show in Alaska last month and it was quite a revelation.
The rhetoric was not unexpected: two sides trading sharp words, accusing the other of grave sins.
