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The Documentary: Globalisation in reverse

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01/06/2021 GMT

Globalisation in reverse

BBC World Service - The Documentary, Globalisation in reverse

Karishma Vaswani in conversation with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong

Karishma Vaswani in conversation with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

Globalisation is about open trade, open doors and open borders. It is the way that Asia has grown its economy for the better part of the last half century. But the pandemic and tensions between the US and China have seen globalisation go into reverse - with many now saying it hasn’t benefited everyone. One of the biggest beneficiaries of globalisation has been Singapore. But the city-state is now an increasingly lonely voice calling for economies to stay open. It is being forced to reinvent itself and find new ways to grow its trade dependent and global economy. What lessons does Singapore – so often the canary in the coal mine for global economic trends - have for the rest of us? 

Join Karishma Vaswani as she explores that question and many others in a wide-ranging interview with Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong.

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