Singapore’s deputy PM Wong says China needs grow its influence ‘carefully’

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SINGAPORE: China’s attempt to grow its influence shouldn’t come at the expense of other countries feeling pressured or it risks a backlash, according to Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.

The superpower knows it has to "play its cards carefully,” Wong said during a dialogue session at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Friday.