Local and international media provided extensive coverage of the Institute’s two-day conference. Two key areas of focus in the reporting were on the lessons for the Middle East from Asean, and perceptions of China. Follow the links below to read some reports from English-language media:
The Straits Times: Asean can learn from Middle-East woes: Chan Chun Sing
The Straits Times: China ‘tries to be friends with all Mid-East states’
The Straits Times: Foreign policy and life in school are not too different: Ong Ye Kung
South China Morning Post: Middle Eastern states have lessons to learn from Asean in building friendship with China, say experts at Singapore conference
South China Morning Post: China’s treatment of Uygurs an obstacle to developing better ties with Turkey and Middle East countries, say experts at Singapore conference