Asian Insider: Fear, anger, hopelessness in Malaysia as Covid-19 cases rise | Make or break time for Indonesia over virus straitstimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from straitstimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Singaporean deputy PM calls on ASEAN, China to nurture new areas of complementarities
1 2021-07-13 08:18:37Xinhua
Editor : Li Yan
ECNS App Download
Singapore s Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies Heng Swee Keat Monday called on ASEAN and China to fortify the foundations of existing partnerships, and nurture new areas of complementarities.
He said while delivering a keynote speech at the FutureChina Global Forum (FCGF) 2021 that the two sides should strengthen the rules-based multilateral framework for trade and investments. The ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is a cornerstone agreement that has benefited all members, Heng said. Let us work towards upgrading this agreement, to reduce non-tariff measures and address new priorities, especially for the digital economy.
DPM Heng Swee Keat participating in the opening plenary dialogue session with moderator KK Chua (right) and panellist Helen Wong on July 12, 2021.PHOTO: MCI
SINGAPORE, July 12 (The Straits Times/ANN) - Apart from deepening cooperation in existing areas such as trade, Asean and China can benefit from exploring new building blocks of growth in areas such as digitalisation and sustainability, said Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat on Monday (July 12).
With sound economic fundamentals and a total combined population of two billion people, there is large potential for catch-up growth, he added.
But even as it ramps up collaboration with China, Asean must stay united and keep engaging all major partners, Mr Heng said. This is especially the case when South-east Asian countries get caught up in the intensifying strategic competition between the United States and China.
Singapore can play key role connecting Asean, China in trade: Gan Kim Yong straitstimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from straitstimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Straits Times
DPM Heng Swee Keat calls on Asean and China to explore building blocks of growth in the never normal
DPM Heng Swee Keat participating in the opening plenary dialogue session with moderator KK Chua (right) and panellist Helen Wong on July 12, 2021.PHOTO: MCI
https://str.sg/3JXc
They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account.
Share link:
Or share via:
Sign up or log in to read this article in full
Sign up
All done! This article is now fully available for you
Read now
Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.