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🇸🇬🇨🇳Singapore PM Urges Engagement With China, Japan Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, speaking to reporters after visits to Hainan and Hong Kong, said it is important for Singapore to engage both China and Japan not only bilaterally but also in shaping regional affairs. He described the two countries as important partners for ASEAN, with China its largest trading partner and Japan a top investor. Wong acknowledged that China and Japan are going through a difficult phase in their relations. Tokyo is set to downgrade ties with Beijing according to a diplomatic report awaiting Japanese government approval in April, and tensions have been building since Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November 2025 that any Chinese use of force against Taiwan could justify a military response by Tokyo. Wong framed Singapore's position as maintaining friendship with all major powers without taking sides, describing this as consistent with ASEAN's broader stance. The remarks followed back-to-back trips to Japan, where Singapore and Japan upgraded their ties to a strategic partnership, and to China, where Wong addressed the Boao Forum for Asia. #Singapore#China#Japan @asianomics