Confrontation and conflict between China and the U.S. is 'not an inevitability,' Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Kiat said.
"While we are now at an uncomfortable and indeed dangerous point, all of this is not an inevitability. It is still possible to step away from confrontation and conflict, and both sides must do so," Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Kiat said Monday at Caixin's Asia New Vision Forum in Singapore.
"Unbridled and unchecked competition with no guardrails will generate great costs and hardship, across the world. It will be a big step backwards for all countries," he added. The rejection and postponement of talks have sparked global concern that a lack of communication between two of the world's powers may raise the risk of conflict in a moment of miscalculation.
Two recent acts of aggression between U.S. and Chinese naval ships in the Taiwan Strait and military aircraft in airspace over the South China Sea underscored this possibility. "Countries in ASEAN and around the world do not wish to choose sides, as most have deep linkages with both major powers," Heng said. "It is every country's interest, especially the U.S. and China, to develop a new architecture that enables inclusive and sustainable development."
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