Singapore goes for quiet ASEAN diplomacy

City-state seeks cooperation boost despite differences over Trump, China and Myanmar refugees

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte hands over the gavel to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during a transfer of ASEAN chairmanship in Manila on Nov. 14.

Singapore is settling into its one-year rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at a time when the region's economic growth is outperforming the world. But the possibility of unpredictable political and economic changes both within the region and beyond present the city state with both opportunities and threats.

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