China can lead the world toward greater integration: Chan Chun Sing
SHANGHAI - The world lies at the crossroads of fragmentation and integration, and, as one of the largest countries and economies, China has"great responsibilities" in helping to determine which path the world should take, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Wednesday .In a world beset by turbulence, Beijing can lead by helping to set standards of behaviour in areas including economics, politics, and technology, Mr Chan told a forum in Shanghai.
Mr Chan was speaking to business leaders, scholars and government officials at the Singapore-China Forum organised by Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao and The Paper, a Shanghai newspaper. But Mr Chan said the best way to win a fight was not by pummelling an opponent into defeat, but winning over the rest of the world such that the opponent becomes irrelevant.
During an interview with Singapore reporters later, Mr Chan was asked about global frustrations over China's pace of opening and failure to change unfair trade practices. While some countries might be anxious about China's pace of change, Mr Chan said the overall trend"bodes well for the world". Bilateral initiatives today focus largely on connectivity - building not just physical links but digital and financial ones as well, within China, and from China to Singapore and other parts of the world.
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