Singapore PM: Russia's invasion of Ukraine raises 'awkward questions' for China


Lee at a dialogue moderated by Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass on March 30, 2022. - ST

WASHINGTON (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Russia's invasion of Ukraine has raised some "awkward questions" for China, given the attack's violation of territorial integrity and sovereignty, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at a dialogue on Wednesday (March 30).

He was asked by the dialogue's moderator, Council on Foreign Relations president and former veteran US diplomat Richard Haass, for his views on whether the Russian invasion of Ukraine had been a "sobering experience" for China.

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