Is it too late for the US to contain China?
Veteran Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani says it’s futile for the US to keep trying to ‘kneecap’ China.
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Is it futile to resist China’s superpower status? Is it time for the United States to live with it?
Depending on the answer, the world could be heading towards more stability – or chaos.
Kishore Mahbubani was a Singaporean diplomat for more than 30 years and served as president of the United Nations Security Council. He tells host Steve Clemons that the US should get accustomed to a multipolar world it can no longer dominate.
Mahbubani argues that the “Asian century” has already begun and that Washington should not allow issues such as Taiwan to ruin their relations.
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Published On 2 Feb 2023