TOKYO -- Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday said that if "de-risking" from geopolitical tensions is taken too far, "we will end up with a more fragmented and decoupled global economy."
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Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaks at Nikkei's Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on May 25. (Photo by Mayumi Tsumita)
TOKYO -- Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Thursday said that if "de-risking" from geopolitical tensions is taken too far, "we will end up with a more fragmented and decoupled global economy."