[FULL] Closing dialogue with PM Lee: ‘Let’s try to make the region work’ | Asia Future Summit 2023

What does the future hold for Asia? How can we make sense of the turbulent times we are in, to find clarity and hope for the future?

Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong and Wong Wei Kong, editor-in-chief of SPH Media’s English, Malay and Tamil Media Group, talk about geopolitics and other challenges the region faces at the Asia Future Summit 2023.

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The Asia Future Summit 2023 is a conference jointly organised by The Straits Times, Lianhe Zaobao and The Business Times on Oct 4 and 5. The summit explores the role Asia can play in the world and the opportunities ahead in a fast-changing geopolitical and economic landscape. Read more: https://www.straitstimes.com/AsiaFutu...

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00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - PM Lee on US-China relations
03:23 - On China’s relations with Asia and ASEAN
07:59 - On climate change
16:21 - PM Lee on what can third countries and Asian countries do to help US-China relations
24:01 - How can Singapore play its play to tackle climate change
26:14 - On the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
29:53 - On managing diplomatic incidents
32:42 - On how Mr Lee Kuan Yew built up Singapore in challenging circumstances
40:13 - Advice to youths on balancing societal exceptions and personal aspirations
43:12 - On Taiwan
51:47 - On Singaporeans’ awareness of regional and global geopolitics
55:08 - On India’s role

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