Singapore does not pitch itself as a model for other nations: Vivian


Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (left) meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their bilateral meeting in Vientiane on July 27. - Photo: Vivian Balakrishnan Facebook

VIENTIANE, (Laos): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has commended Singapore for the smooth transition of the premiership from Lee Hsien Loong to Lawrence Wong on May 15, saying that it could be a model for the West.

During a bilateral meeting with Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan on Saturday (July 27), he said that Western media and analysts were studying the Singapore political model to find ways to deal with their own countries’ shortcomings.

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