Vietnamese President To Lam warns that three global crises are converging and increasing instability, in a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Speaking to defence ministers and senior officials, he highlights what he describes as an erosion of international rules and law, which he links to weakening foundations for stability among states. He also points to a crisis in development models, citing concerns over slowing economic growth and the impacts of climate change. In addition, he warns of a crisis of strategic trust among nations, arguing that mistrust can deepen tensions and complicate cooperation. To Lam frames these challenges as mutually reinforcing, particularly for the Asia-Pacific security environment. He delivers the speech at the defence forum as his first keynote-style address on Vietnam’s foreign policy to an international audience since being elected president in April. Both outlets describe the remarks as setting out potential solutions alongside the warning, with a focus on restoring rules-based order, addressing development and climate-related pressures, and improving trust between countries.
Vietnam’s To Lam warns of three converging global crises at Shangri-La Dialogue
Vietnamese President To Lam warns that three global crises are converging and increasing instability, in a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. Speaking to defence ministers and se...
- Vietnam’s President To Lam delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.
- He warns of three converging crises: erosion of international rules and law, a development model crisis, and a crisis of trust among nations.
- He links the development crisis to slowing growth and climate change.
- He says the crises contribute to global and Asia-Pacific instability.
- The speech is described as To Lam’s first foreign-policy address to an international audience since taking office as president in April.
Vietnam’s leader To Lam on Friday struck a sombre tone at a summit when he warned of three foundational crises converging to cause global instabilities – those of international order, development models and strategic trust. He was delivering the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia’s premier defence forum, in his first speech on Vietnam’s foreign policy to an international audience since being elected president in April. Speaking to defence ministers, military chiefs,...
2 months agoThe Vietnamese leader spoke of the challenges facing the world, including the erosion of international rules and law, a crisis in development models characterised by slowing growth and climate change, and a crisis of trust among nations.
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