Not only President Xi alone, why even President Biden is also keeping away from PM Lee?
Has "Qatar: Big lessons from a small country" comes true?
"In an opinion piece titled "Qatar: Big lessons from a small country", Professor Kishore Mahbubani cited three lessons Singapore should learn from the Gulf blockade of Qatar. Kishore said the experience of Qatar reminds Singapore of the need for small states to behave like small states, and to cherish regional and international institutions. For example, he said small states should exercise discretion, that "we should be very restrained in commenting on matters involving great powers".
He gave examples of how Singapore could have better conveyed its "consistent and principled" position on the upholding of International Law in relation to geopolitical disputes over the South China Sea, and how the country could do more to strengthen regional institutions such as ASEAN."
Conclusion.
Was Professor Kishore assessment in 2017 has eventually, proven he is right?
(22-05-2023, 03:34 AM)Scythian Wrote: [ -> ]Not only President Xi alone, why even President Biden is also keeping away from PM Lee?
Has "Qatar: Big lessons from a small country" comes true?
"In an opinion piece titled "Qatar: Big lessons from a small country", Professor Kishore Mahbubani cited three lessons Singapore should learn from the Gulf blockade of Qatar. Kishore said the experience of Qatar reminds Singapore of the need for small states to behave like small states, and to cherish regional and international institutions. For example, he said small states should exercise discretion, that "we should be very restrained in commenting on matters involving great powers".
He gave examples of how Singapore could have better conveyed its "consistent and principled" position on the upholding of International Law in relation to geopolitical disputes over the South China Sea, and how the country could do more to strengthen regional institutions such as ASEAN."
Conclusion.
Was Professor Kishore assessment in 2017 has eventually, proven he is right?
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"Professor Kishore stepped down, four months after he stirred a heated debate in the city-state with the comment that small countries like Singapore must “always behave like small states”.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-singa...s%E2%80%9D.
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"If your strength is small, don’t carry heavy burdens. If your words are worthless, don’t give advice."
In history, nobody like those that try to pray both sides. Even if they don't settle the score with you in spring, they will settle it later after autumn one. Only pinky and gang still blur blur thought themselves si pek smart can earn RMB and get AMDK protection at same time.
no body like fence sitter.
(22-05-2023, 06:11 AM)K88 shu shu Wrote: [ -> ]no body like fence sitter.
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Even claiming Singapore abides by international law and the rules of law gone completely silent after US COJ caught Keppel KOM 6 CEOs involved in bribing Brazil Car Washing business.
(22-05-2023, 05:46 AM)Soulhacker Wrote: [ -> ]In history, nobody like those that try to pray both sides. Even if they don't settle the score with you in spring, they will settle it later after autumn one. Only pinky and gang still blur blur thought themselves si pek smart can earn RMB and get AMDK protection at same time.
And also try to
Islamicize and CECAcize a majority Chinese country
Not surprising.
If even his brother and sister don't like him, why should anyone?
(22-05-2023, 09:06 AM)Alice Alicia Wrote: [ -> ]Not surprising.
If even his brother and sister don't like him, why should anyone?
I also don’t like him. Seeing him also can make me vomit.
(22-05-2023, 09:30 AM)Gemstar Wrote: [ -> ]I also don’t like him. Seeing him also can make me vomit.
His overseas speeches @ conferences always from known facts extract from world news, there's little research materials or in-depth prediction or including personal commitment .
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Recently, both President Xi and President Biden negative acknowledgement indirectly， have sent a clear strong signal urging PM Lee to step down.
It wouldn't take too long