The United States should develop a rational policy towards China, Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore’s former representative to the United Nations and a distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore's Asia Research Institute, said in an interview on Wednesday with China Global Television Network (CGTN).
His comments came after U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit to China, in which the Chinese and U.S. sides will hold a new round of talks.
"All the efforts by the United States to stop the technological development of China cannot succeed. China is investing more in science and technology than probably any other country except the United States of America. Chinese scientific competence is rising. So, it's not rational, therefore, to try and stop China's development. So, what the United States needs to do is to sit back and work out a rational course of action for dealing with China because China is not going to go away," said Mahbubani.
Highlighting China's dominant position in world trade, Mahbubani suggested that the U.S. formulate more predictable and globally recognized policies towards China, rather than seeking to isolate it.
"And equally importantly, China's links with most countries in the world today are becoming stronger than the links of the United States with most countries in the world, because China is a bigger trading partner of more countries in the world than the United States. So, any effort by the United States to try and isolate or contain China cannot work," he said.
Former Singaporean diplomat calls on U.S. to stop contain or isolate China
Former Singaporean diplomat calls on U.S. to stop contain or isolate China
