As the balance of power between the US and China shifts, expect even more jostling in this part of the world.

How did Singapore cope amid these changes? Did what happened within the country help or hinder its ability to survive and thrive in such an uncertain world?

That, for me, was the key question for Singapore in 2017.

… Han Fook kwang is a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University.