“If you calculate the price of everything in this world, you will miss out on the real important things.”

—  Lee Hsien Loong

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/trump-kim-summit-will-cost-about-20-million-to-host-says-pm-lee
Lee answered question about the cost of 2018 Trump-Kim summit.

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