Chan Chun Sing: “In a lot of these issues, it is complacency that dulls our senses to respond.”

You cannot control what other people do, people can be erratic, people can have different considerations across different time frames but if we are consistent in the way we plan and execute, it becomes, what I call a very important…

We want to be able to work with the US on a constructive relationship, not just bilaterally, but also between the US and ASEAN, so that we can have a more peaceful and prosperous region.

This perspective is not personality or administration dependent … because we believe in a long-term, dependable, reliable relationship that we want to see with the US.

Complacency could dull Singapore's ability to respond to emerging threats.