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Actually even during LKY's time the West always knew that he was an autocratic leader.
The difference is that back then during LKY's prime, there weren't that many Western-educated Asian leaders who could speak and debate Westerners in English on the same footing. LKY was respected for his personal gravitas, not because he claimed to be a democratic leader. He got tapped on by US presidents from Nixon onwards because he was at the time probably the ONLY Han Chinese Asian leader who could "code switch" between an Asian and Western mentality, not to mention at least know enough Mandarin to translate and interpret his own interactions and understandings of Chinese history/culture to Westerners. LKY and SG played the midwife role in China's opening up particularly during the Deng Xiaoping era. We taught China to be the economy it is today. We helped facilitate the West to take a chance and invest in China.
Those were the days when the West prized "Chinese Whisperers". That was Singapore's niche: to be the "Western Gateway to Asia". A majority-Han Chinese country that had a significant English-educated population by virtue of its British colonial history and LKY's push to educate Singaporeans in English. In Western eyes, LKY was an "enlightened autocrat/despot", whose Cambridge education enabled him to show that he would not be a pushover to Western pressure simply by lacking understanding of the English language or Western ways of thinking and politics.
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Biden isn't happy with Singapore
Xi isn't happy with PM Lee
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(13-04-2023, 08:16 PM)Scythian Wrote: .
Biden isn't happy with Singapore
Xi isn't happy with PM Lee
The resultant is that both Biden and Xi jp is unhappy with the way LHL runs the country................
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(13-04-2023, 08:43 PM)debono Wrote: The resultant is that both Biden and Xi jp is unhappy with the way LHL runs the country................ ![Big Grin Big Grin](https://sgtalk.net/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
Stirring up a mess
If a leader cannot handle his family feuds, how can he handle a country's affair?
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(12-04-2023, 10:12 AM)debono Wrote: I am totally surprised that Singapore is left out of the Democracy summit, what had gone wrong...............? ![Big Grin Big Grin](https://sgtalk.net/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
Clearly, Biden is bluntly telling PM Lee that he's not invited becoz he's unfit to be representing a democratic country.
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(12-04-2023, 10:12 AM)debono Wrote: I am totally surprised that Singapore is left out of the Democracy summit, what had gone wrong...............? ![Big Grin Big Grin](https://sgtalk.net/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
I'm not surprised at all lah!
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The whole world sees Singapore not up lah!
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(14-04-2023, 04:53 AM)Scythian Wrote: Clearly, Biden is bluntly telling PM Lee that he's not invited becoz he's unfit to be representing a democratic country.
Joe Biden hates XiJinPing lah!
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So if Singapore is too closed to China he hates us too lah!
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(14-04-2023, 07:44 AM)cheekopekman Wrote: I'm not surprised at all lah!
The whole world sees Singapore not up lah!
Even 9 ASEAN members staying far away
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(14-04-2023, 07:46 AM)cheekopekman Wrote: Joe Biden hates XiJinPing lah!
So if Singapore is too closed to China he hates us too lah!
Biden hates Trump much more..
It's never American Admins precedent for a US President visiting a 3rd world country leaving all expenses paid by host taxpayers.
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"gratitude
the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness."
US govt cannot afford to pay for Trump's visit to Singapore, Trump called as a 3rd world country.
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(14-04-2023, 07:46 AM)cheekopekman Wrote: Joe Biden hates XiJinPing lah!
So if Singapore is too closed to China he hates us too lah!
There is some truths in your thoughts.......................
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International Law and Rules of Law never stipulated a 3rd world host country's taxpayers must pay everything for a US President to visit them.
There isn't such nonsense..
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(13-04-2023, 08:43 PM)debono Wrote: The resultant is that both Biden and Xi jp is unhappy with the way LHL runs the country................ ![Big Grin Big Grin](https://sgtalk.net/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
President Biden didn't invite PM Lee as he classified Singapore outside of 110 democracy countries.
To justify his judgement, Biden should relocate 41,000 US companies out of Singapore,
Unless Singapore's Democracy ranking improved.
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Under LKY many big projects in SG, under LHL nothing except everyday about his family feud?
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(10-04-2023, 08:31 PM)debono Wrote: I do agree with you, but I suspect US may not see us as totally democratic...................... ![Big Grin Big Grin](https://sgtalk.net/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
You are right.
US never sees us as a democracy. But Saudi which never practice any democratic election was invited.
Saudi is important to US because US needs Saudi to lead in keeping USD as a petro$.
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(14-04-2023, 07:46 AM)cheekopekman Wrote: Joe Biden hates XiJinPing lah!
So if Singapore is too closed to China he hates us too lah!
France, Germany, Saudi and OPEC, Brazil and South American nations all now get close to China. Even Saudi and Iran, such eternal enemies also brought to peace under influence of China.
US is isolated by the world except Anglo Saxon.
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(14-04-2023, 08:51 PM)debono Wrote: There is some truths in your thoughts....................... ![Big Grin Big Grin](https://sgtalk.net/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
(15-04-2023, 07:09 AM)webinarian Wrote: France, Germany, Saudi and OPEC, Brazil and South American nations all now get close to China. Even Saudi and Iran, such eternal enemies also brought to peace under influence of China.
US is isolated by the world except Anglo Saxon.
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No wonder lah!
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USA is coming after all these countries liao lah!
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(11-04-2023, 08:54 AM)debono Wrote: Our Parliament is fully aware of it's position as a democratic country, but because it is a 'one man' rule that had hindered view of full democracy.........it is such a shame....... ![Big Grin Big Grin](https://sgtalk.net/images/smilies/biggrin.png)
But Saudi has no election at all and was invited, right?
So,democracy or not is not an issue at all.
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(14-04-2023, 07:46 AM)cheekopekman Wrote: Joe Biden hates XiJinPing lah!
So if Singapore is too closed to China he hates us too lah!
You aso scared of this demented old man meh?
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(15-04-2023, 08:20 AM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: You aso scared of this demented old man meh?
I got tell you I scared of him meh?
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They feel no impact for our voices.
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Looking @ PM Lee under the microscope, no wonder Biden reluctant to officially invite PM Lee to the white house.
Clearly, Biden is frustrated...
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Will Law Minister Shanmugan able to explain to US President Biden what is "Democracy"?
Or Singapore request to be invited to speak @ United Nations Assembly.
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