Unilateralism benefits no one, experts in Boao stress

Far from helping the United States achieve its goal of greater prosperity, unilateralism and trade protectionism pursued by the US government have done harm to both the country itself and the rest of the world, said experts participating in the 2025 Boao Forum for Asia.

Kishore Mahbubani, former permanent representative of Singapore to the United Nations, started his speech with the word "multicivilizational", explaining that this should be a world where there can be many beautiful civilizations, not only one great power. However, US President Donald Trump is walking away from multilateralism, he said.

The US leader is surrounded by people who are very eager to see "America First", said Carlos Gutierrez, former secretary of commerce of the US. Because of this, the world is witnessing the US distancing itself from world institutions, such as the World Health Organization, he added.