Asean needs to stay neutral and united amid US-China tensions: S'pore envoy


(From left) ST"s foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar, Professor Tommy Koh, US correspondent Charissa Yong and China correspondent Danson Cheong.- ST VIDEO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Asean's unity and neutrality is what allows the grouping to be the convener of regional processes, and it needs to maintain that role amid stormy United States-China relations, Singapore's ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh said on Tuesday (May 25).

He was speaking at the Straits Times Connect webinar series Power Play: Stormier Days For US-China Ties? which included ST's US correspondent Charissa Yong and China correspondent Danson Cheong. The session was moderated by ST's foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar.

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