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A recent international survey seems to confirm George Yeo's prediction..


Straits Time - A rising China seen as having positive impact by developing countries, but not by the West: Survey
China’s rise is welcomed by much of the developing world, even as many developed countries view it with concern, a global survey has found.
The wide-ranging Open Society Barometer 2023 survey also found that young people aged 18 to 35 had less faith in democracy than those who are older, in what the study calls its “most disturbing finding”. Across all 30 countries covered in the study, 45 per cent of respondents thought that China’s rise would have a positive impact on their country, compared with 25 per cent who thought it negative. 

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