[sgbuffett]

It is a good interview. Our future PM spoke frankly

DPM Wong: I think in every country, it is very hard to have the external perspective. Even in Singapore, such a small island, people tend to be focused on their domestic concerns, let alone large countries like America and China where naturally their concerns will be more domestic in nature. So I fully understand that Americans and Chinese people will have more domestic pressing concerns to deal with. But we continue to engage the American leadership and we hope that they will do what they can to help ensure that America continues to have a strong leadership role in engaging the region.

America has many friends in this part of the world, as we consistently tell our friends in America. We are grateful for America's role post World War Two - America expended blood and treasure to ensure peace and stability in the region and to ensure progress for the region. We certainly look forward to America continuing that and doing more in Southeast Asia.

There are many trying to influence and subvert our friendship with the USA by promoting a pro China, pro Communist stance.

China will soon become a totalitarian dictatorship after Xi's power grab to consolidate his own power. Chinese citizens face censorship, propaganda brainwashing, and high degree of state surveillance. We do not want to live like that in Singapore and have a different set of values. 

Singapore is not allies with the USA, we have our own foreign policy. Singapore has been the biggest investor in China working to help China build up. Our founding father and economic expert Goh Keng Swee dedicated his time to help China build its economy.

China should stop conducting United Front type influence campaigns on our citizens to propagandize our people towards their point of view. There should be mutual respect.