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Singapore PM Wong calls for 'major reset' with R&D push, regulatory review

U.S. stance toward China 'hardening' no matter who wins presidential election

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaks at Singapore's National Day Rally on Aug. 18. (Ng Siew Chwee/Ministry of Digital Development and Information)

SINGAPORE -- Singapore needs to transform its economic, housing and education policies to move the country forward, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Sunday, arguing that the nation faces a tougher competitive environment.

"Realizing our new ambitions will require a major reset -- a major reset in our policies, to be sure, but equally important, a major reset in our attitudes, too," Wong said in a National Day Rally statement.

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