Divided world needs new ground rules so that global trade can continue apace, says Singapore PM Lee


Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong inspecting a guard of honour, accompanied by Chinese premier Li Qiang, in the Great Hall of the People in the west of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO

BEIJING, April 2 (The Straits Times/ANN): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has called for the setting of new ground rules so that global trade can continue without decoupling.

This comes at a time when strategic competition between the United States and China is ratcheting up and countries are increasingly falling on one or the other side of the divide.

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