ESM Goh Chok Tong said that there can be no real regional cooperation if China does not have the confidence and trust of its neighbours.
How China conducts its diplomacy does shape how others view China. Achieving real cooperation requires more than a change in the tone, style and language of public communications.
BioNTech's decision to establish its regional HQ in Singapore is a strong signal of the company's confidence in Singapore's fundamentals. “It will strengthen Singapore’s position as a leading hub for biopharmaceutical manufacturing, enhance our resilience in dealing with future pandemics, and strengthen our position as a critical node within the global vaccine value chain in addition to creating good jobs for Singaporeans.
Trust in media is important. It there is no trust in media, it would inevitably lead to a government and political leadership that is not trusted, and we are all finished if that happens, Mr Shanmugam said. We have seen how important trust in media and government/institutions is in this pandemic. Without trust we would not have been able to manage the pandemic the way we did.
