In a video address, #Singapore PM #LawrenceWong discussed at length the implications of US President Trump's reciprocal #tariffs on the global trade order. Wong also revealed Singapore's follow-up decision to #trumptariffs on Singapore. The US levied a 10% tariff on Singaporean goods being imported into the US. Watch Wong's full address here.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0swAZQeZRc

https://www.europesays.com/1611385/ Lee Hsien Loong on ‘Singapore’s calculations’ in foreign policy and US fears over Taiwan conflict #Beijing #China #ChinaTaiwan #Conflicts #CrossStraitsRelations #DonaldTrump #LawrenceWong #LeeHsienLoong #People'sRepublicOfChina #Singapore #Taiwan #TaiwanStrait #XiJinping

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced new benefits for its citizens including unemployment support, housing and training grants and mandatory paternity leave months before a ballot that will test the endurance of the ruling party. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/19/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-pm-wong-election/ #asiapacific #politics #singapore #lawrencewong #southeastasia

Singapore’s riches grew under Lee Hsien Loong. So did discontent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-riches-leader-discontent/ #asiapacific #politics #leehsienloong #singapore #lawrencewong #leekuanyew #southeastasia

Lawrence Wong was sworn in as the fourth prime minister of Singapore on Wednesday evening, leading a trade-dependent nation he warned would face turbulence from worsening geopolitical tensions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-wong-violent-world/ #asiapacific #politics #singapore #southeastasia #lawrencewong

Singapore's next leader Lawrence Wong is a U.S.-trained economist who oversaw the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic — and is a pretty good blues guitarist. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-next-pm-wong/ #asiapacific #politics #singapore #leehsienloong #lawrencewong #southeastasia

Incoming Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong picked Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong as his deputy, keeping the Cabinet of outgoing leader Lee Hsien Loong largely intact. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-pm-wong-reshuffle/ #asiapacific #politics #lawrencewong #leehsienloong #singapore #southeastasia

The city-state will have a new PM this week. Will Lawrence Wong ensure Singapore remains the sleek, cool and prosperous metropolis of "Crazy Rich Asians"? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/13/world/singapore-new-prime-minister-lawrence-wong/ #commentary #worldnews #singapore #lawrencewong #leekuanyew #globaleconomy #depopulation #southeastasia

For most of Singapore’s history as an independent nation, there has been a Lee at the helm. That’s now coming to an end. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/16/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-pm-lee-wong/ #asiapacific #politics #leehsienloong #singapore #lawrencewong #southeastasia

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he will hand over power to his deputy Lawrence Wong before the country’s next general election, and signaled the transition could come as early as 2024. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/05/asia-pacific/politics/singapore-pm-will-step-down/?utm_content=buffer7b3d3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #politics #leehsienloong #singapore #lawrencewong