3 ‘rainbows’ in a dark and divided world

Recent diplomatic successes in very different settings – Beijing, Tokyo and Singapore – offer hope that cooperation for mutual benefit is still possible.

The Singapore-Indonesia Leaders' Retreat showed that it is possible for countries to cooperate, promote peace and work for mutual prosperity. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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We live in an increasingly divided world. The war which Russia has waged against Ukraine has continued into its second year. The rivalry between the United States and China has escalated to a very dangerous point. An armed conflict between them, possibly over Taiwan, is now within the realm of possibility.

The world is also witnessing a new division between the United States, Europe, Japan and Australia on the one side, and China and Russia on the other. 

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