Information source: Straits Times 2026-05-31
Asked by Nikkei commentator Hiroyuki Akita during the concluding plenary session the familiar question of whether ASEAN is pro-US or pro-China, Singapore's Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing said unequivocally, to applause: "We are not pro-US or anti-US. We are not pro-China or anti-China. We are pro-ASEAN.”
He added: "So sitting here, I thought of a limerick:
"Words without action, nothing is achieved.
"Action without communication, trust is destroyed.
“No action, no communication, everything is impossible.
"Action and communication , nothing is impossible."
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