ASEANEWS: HEADLINES: SINGAPORE- Sino-US tensions over Taiwan could result in regrettable ‘mishap’: PM Lee Hsien Loong

SINGAPORE – Rising tensions between China and the United States as both superpowers clash over the Taiwan issue could result in a “mishap” that both sides might regret, and things as they stand now warrant concern, warned Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Wednesday (Nov 17).

“I do not think it is going to war overnight, but it is a situation where you can have a mishap or a miscalculation and be in a very delicate situation,” he told the Bloomberg New Economy Forum.

PM Lee noted the US has stepped up the visibility and intensity of its engagement with Taiwan, while China has tested Taiwan’s air defences. “All these moves raise suspicions, tensions and anxieties, and make it more likely that a mishap or miscalculation can happen.”