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Given Singapore's deep friendships with both the United States and China, it is inevitable that the Republic will feel the tug of great power competition from time to time, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan yesterday. "It is normal for two superpowers to try to influence others into their way of thinking," he told Parliament. "But I want to stress that it is normal - in fact, it is imperative - for Singapore, or for any other countries for that matter, to want to be able to choose for ourselves, instead of being forced into making decisions by other people." In navigating the two supe...

Commentary: Trump’s playbook on China in the South China Sea has some lessons for the Biden administration Toggle share menu Advertisement Commentary: Trump’s playbook on China in the South China Sea has some lessons for the Biden administration Advertisement Commentary Commentary Commentary: Trump’s playbook on China in the South China Sea has some lessons for the Biden administration Clearing the conceptual hurdle of “militarisation” needs to be the first essential step, says RSIS’ Collin Koh...