On Tuesday, May 1, the Monash International Affairs Society hosted, Mr Kwok Fook Seng, the Singaporean High Commissioner to Australia at Monash University. It was an absolute honour for our members to hear the valuable insights from Mr. Kwok, and MIAS expresses its deepest gratitude for providing his time to present on the topic of ASEAN and the region.
It was a splendid evening in which the High Commissioner discussed the current state and the future of the ASEAN forum, the regional complications posed by the South China Sea Territorial Disputes and a nuclearised Korean peninsula, and the role of Singapore in ASEAN, the Asia-Pacific, and the world as a whole.
Furthermore, Mr. Kwok was kind enough to answer questions posed by students and to provide unique insights into his extensive experience as a diplomat, as well as the current and changing nature of diplomacy.
We hope all our members had a fabulous time and we hope to see you all at other events in the future.