Singapore new guard ready for foreign policy tests, says outgoing PM Lee

Outgoing Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong (fifth from left), chairing his last Cabinet meeting on May 9. - PHOTO: LEE HSIEN LOONG/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Singapore’s outgoing Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the new leadership team is ready to take on whatever foreign policy tests there may be, as the city-state tries to navigate through increasing tensions across the globe.

Lee said in interviews with local media marking the end of his 20 years in power that the new team will certainly be tested as "people will want to see how the new leaders are, what their policy is, and what their personality is.”