U.S. pull-out from Pacific trade deal hurts confidence, Singapore PM tells BBC


  • World
  • Wednesday, 01 Mar 2017

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks at the International Conference on The Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The United States' pull-out from the Trans Pacific Partnership hurt confidence in American policies, Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said, urging Washington to "focus" on its relationship with China.

In an interview with the BBC broadcast on Wednesday, Lee said Singapore was disappointed with President Donald Trump's decision to fulfil a campaign pledge and withdraw the United States from the long-negotiated 12-country trade deal.

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