Pragmatic Crypto in Singapore
With an open but sober mind, Singapore, an avowed practitioner of pragmatism, is stubbornly continuing efforts to strike the right balance between innovation-friendliness and risk-watchfulness.
Aug 8, 2022
Singapore’s Capital Punishment Debate: Time for Change?
Growing dissent against the death penalty is unprecedentedly visible in Singapore, but the government is not expected to make a U-turn from its long-standing stance.
Jun 17, 2022
Kishore Mahbubani: China and ASEAN Countries Sending a “Powerful Jolt to the Whole World”
I have to give a lot of credit to China for recognising early on that the development of ASEAN was in China’s long-term interest.
Nov 5, 2019
【Ambassador Interview】Singapore Ambassador to China: An All-round Cooperative Partnership Progressing with the Times
The Singapore government and the people are very concerned for China, and we also think that China’s peaceful development can bring tangible benefits to the world, to the region and, in particular to Singapore.
May 17, 2019
The Stigmatized Kyaukpyu Project: The Biggest Trap is the “Debt Trap” Theory Itself
Debt Trap is originally a western economic term, meaning that a debtor accepts a debt tempted by certain interests and then is trapped in a long-term debt obligation which is hard to get free from due to high interest rates, changing pay-off plans or unreasonably high penalties for late payments.
Aug 13, 2018
China and ASEAN Single Draft Negotiating Text of COC to Secure South China Sea Stability
Wang Yi, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, attended China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Singapore on August 2. As the rotating chairman of ASEAN and coordinator of China-ASEAN relations, Foreign Minister of Singapore announced that China and ASEAN arrived at the single draft negotiating text of Code of Conduct (COC) on the same day. This is the first move towards substantive negotiations on the COC, and also a critical move and a milestone that lay foundation and provide essential safeguard for further talks. Δ Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (First row, L3) attends the 25th ASEAN Regional Forum retreat held in Singapore on Aug 4, 2018.[Photo/ Xinhua] What is the single draft negotiating text of COC? The 14th Senior Officials’ Meeting on Implementation of Declaration on the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea (DOC), held last May, passed the framework of COC, indicating that negotiations had entered a new substantive stage. However, a series of difficulties and challenges exist in such stage, among which the foremost one is the drafting of the basic document. As Wang Yi depicted, the progress made in these negotiations can be compared to China and ASEAN building a new house together. In the past, eleven countries had 11 plans, but now, with China and ASEAN agreeing on a single draft […]
Aug 8, 2018