Singapore PM Lee Warns of U.S.-China Miscalculation Over Taiwan
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- čas přidán 17. 11. 2021
- Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says tensions over Taiwan risk leading to a miscalculation between the U.S. and China as both nations step up activity around the island. "I don't think it's going to war overnight, but it is in a situation where you can have a mishap or a miscalculation and be in a very delicate situation," Lee said Wednesday night in an interview with Bloomberg Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum event in Singapore.
"We are not trying to find a winner, we are trying to build a team."
PM Lee, most impressive and speaks volume of how he is leading the country. Not creating infighting but grooming the next generation, for future of Singapore.
Lovely!
this is the first time i heard a politician talking about actual politics and economy
What an intelligent head of state! No wonder Singapore is attracting so much talent.
I'm a Singaporean
Whether America can maintain its dominance depends on its ability to self-correct: Here in America, I don't see any politicians doing any soul searching on what's gone wrong with America? Instead of blaming China for all its problems. American Exceptionalism is dead hard. But no empire lasts forever that is how the world works.
Totally agree with you. Unfortunately self-correction is lost in today's America and what is prevailed in America is no one agreeing with facts as simple as 1+1=2. A divided America with mentality of blaming everyone else (particularly China) for its problems will harm America domestically and internationally. In the past, American did no have credible competitors, so this self-destruction did not do much harm to America. But today China has resources, sizes, and capability to compete with America, the outcome could be totally different.
It still Does not give China the right to bully and oppress other countries.
Even Deng agrees.
"Should Chyna one day become a superpower that bull*es, invades and exploits people everywhere, then the world should …
EXPOSE China, OPPOSE China AND DEFEAT China. "
(A speech by Deng Xiaoping ~ Former Chinese leader, Speech at the UN, 1974)
@@dongshengdi773 China do not have the interest to do that. To China and the Chinese people in general,, respecting and coexisting are their values.
@@dongshengdi773 What give America the right to "contain" China then? Perhaps China also embark on strategies to "contain" America going forward?
As a people, the US has developed the dependency on others for their living standards well above the rest of the world. American Exceptionalism ended when the US decided to de-couple gold and US Dollars. Since then, the US can print as much US Dollars as it pleases. And as a result, all Americans, not just the suckers in Wall Streets, learned the sweet deal of printing money and taking real wealth from other nations. As a people, the US has developed the dependency on others for their living standards well above the rest of the world. The outsourcing of the manufacturing jobs is just a symptom, not a root cause, of the end of American Exceptionalism.
Honestly just fell in love with this man and his immense understanding of life and people and of what's best for human kind..we need more intelligent leaders running America such as this...simply amazed at his deeply thoughtful comments and dealings with human interaction...please..come to the USA and enlighten our leaders to be so humble and trusting...first time I've ever heard these words from this prime minister...we need more of him to speak to the world and to America and China so we can live in peace...
He is good, but his father was the juggernaut that punches way above our tiny little island
He is polite to the interviewer so that he didn’t speak as straight forward as it should be to be more clear
He is Tripos, considering that he is pretty dumb IMHO.
@@aadilansari5997 He was also the top graduate in his Math course at Cambridge. Have you got better credentials to call him dumb?
@@anchored555 He is not dumb nor am I, if you read carefully, I said he was TRIPOS topper.....considering THAT his utterances are dumb...
I hope most world leaders would listen more to Mr. Lee. He really is a great, smart, wise PM for a peaceful world.
World's Most Expensive PM, too.
@@cjsamtab7 Meaning, not as great as we think?
@@agustinussiahaan6669 , what do you think? Does not a car of lower cost transport a person from one point to another?
@@cjsamtab7 A jalopy may break down many times along the way and you never get to your destination. 😂
@@anchored555 , in a fine limousine...whose destination will it be and who plays the role of driver and the limo?
Singapore PM Lee sets an example for having an unbiased, balanced, relevant, objective, truthful and humble mindset with a superb ability to intelligently avoid falling into the traps of undue influence. On the other hand, the Interviewer sets an example for the opposite.
That is how Singapore has survived and thrived.
He's one of the greatest leaders in modern times, but lacks the recognition because he's the leader of an Asian city state.
Singapore PM Lee appears to have been a shill for Communist China.
@@aachenmann , actually China has once admired Singapore as a successful city state during the early eighties. Deng X P has send many chinese to SG to learn and copied the style of governance which is based on meritocracy. China political system is based on election from the ground , selection from the top which is based on meritocracy , actually is a much stringent than the democratic system. Chinese emphasised more on family ties and wellbeing and that's a precursor for a strong nation building . China will be firmed and assertive but not aggressive .
That's why this video has way more view than average this channel gets
I thought US is located in south China sea😝😝 when I hear US talking about threat from china
US thinks it owns the whole universe.
@@ALWH1314 I couldn't have said it better myself.
Jai Hinduja. With few exceptions, the whole Indo-Pacific seems to have accepted to be patrolled by the Quad with bases in Indian Ocean, Singapore, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Phillipines and Guam etc
@Ted C
You think they have the choice?
@@henryng9406 p
This man reminds me of the other Lee in the past. PM Lee is a good leader of Singapore. 👍 With his words of wisdom, he's a true statesman and with his in-depth knowledge of what is happening around the world he can make a good leader in the world stage. I like him. 👍
Thats bullshit, he is riding on his father's legacy like any despots do!
Lee Hsien Loong sounds like a wise man. Best wishes from Poland. Peace, no war!
He is a tiny toe when compared to big daddy.
@@tedchandran LKY is definitely in a league of his own. However, such man comes by maybe once in 100 years, so we are already v lucky to have our foundations built by him.
Now, if we just lower our standards a notch LHL isn't all that bad
Well Poland will be first to be invaded
A great leader I don’t believe in leaders are born. But he worked hard to make his own place in leadership for Singapore
Soooooo true
Singapore is the best small country that dancing with big countries around and still has significant influence on the world. For years China (including Deng and Xi) has taken advices from Singapore and this is true wisdom.
Reason:
Singapore's success is its commitment of NOT getting involved in politics. Alex Yeung of HK learnt that the hard way.
I think Deng/Jiang had taken advice from LKY. I doubt today's Singapore has offered any thought to the Xi empire regarding governance.
@@ericho9379
Deng & Jiang:
Well.. let's look at it this way... Chinese by an large are a very slick and accommodating people... modest so to speak... it was opening up time them... Mr. Yew was the first overseas client who saw investment opportunities in China and the Chinese leadership welcomes all
Investments -- Mr. Lee Ka-shing was welcomed as well... they are the first to invest in own hometowns, first with schools, then in infrastructure. The Chinese leadership was open to all investment at the time. I think China's massive highway and HSR system was Xi's thing when he was trade rep in US and America's road network was an eye opener for him and the country.
Jai Hinduja. LKY was a giant and deserved to be heard.
@@tedchandran
Small country? Well... More like another British colony my opinion... Time is the essence here.... I'm sure either Malaysia or Indonesia would like to have back one day... There's a reason why it have such a unique status: there's no one to stake a claim for it at this point but nationalism will prevail and there will be calls for it. I'm sure Malaysia would like to turn it into its capital stead of 'Lamper and one of these days they will stake claims for it cuz the human species is a very territorial bunch that sprays their habitat as a marker which say this is mind so stay out of it!
What a refreshing breath of air! An eloquent, well spoken, calm and collected gentleman with such a fine sense of humor! I could listen to him the whole day. Inspires trust through his vast knowledge of what is going on.
Did you know he was top of his year in the Cambridge mathematical Tripos exams?
They are so spiritually blind and lost to what is really going on ....if you don't read your BIBLE you won't understand TRULY WHAT IS going ON.
IT IS NOT WHAT PEOPLE THINK.
GOD IS tearing this nation up for it's idolatry and will let China evade USA because of idolatry and SIN.
@@TriciaRP dislike
refreshing because unfortunately a guy like this could never get elected in the circus show that is US politics
@@g33zer i dont think dad passing power to son would go so well in usa but it works in Singapore
From father to son, country, fellow citizens and prosperity of the country and the world come first in their lives. Incredible human beings. Love these family very much, and no matter what happens.
Very smart leader like his father. And he is spot on in his US China views
Not much he can do. The answer lies on need for the world to understand that military hegemonism is over and that this world have no options but to accept this truth or order its military might to try and halt it. I foresee the latter to be the outcome this case scenario.
Oxley Road. Don't insult his father.
@@edisonone military hegemonism is not over and won’t be fore the foreseeable future. It was just to traditional military is transitioning to one suitable for proxy wars.
American 🇺🇸 please hands off from Ethiopia
Anglo empire basically still sticking with colonial mentality meanwhile preaching freedom and democracy. 🤣😂
Anglo empires?
@@agustinussiahaan6669 USA,UK,AUS, are the quasi Anglo Empire in US leading them. And talking about peace and freedom is mostly only a maneuver to buy some time before you strike first.
So true. Lol
hardly.
Hubris 🤔
I am head over heels in agreement with my PM. Living in this island for 70 years that I know it has not been easy for Singapore's nation building to the current stage. Seeing the admiration of so many comments from other countries of having such leader, my wish is for fellow Singaporeans to appreciate of our leadership and not to take for granted that good leaders will come naturally.
What an interesting and intelligent PM!
You guys are indeed lucky!
Yes, he sounds like an amazing leader. I've been impressed with most Singaporean government officials I've seen interveiewed.
Good leaders are very rare indeed. Let’s hope his words are heard clearly worldwide.
@@bluejar5614 it works
It’s great to listen to a real leader, such a contrast to Boris Johnson. This attitude is why Singapore is so easy to do business with.
As wise as his father. Australia PM has tried to have him go against China but failed miserably. SE Asia countries are smart, they do not want to choose sides.
yeah, at the cost of world and people's safety and freedom.
@@ernahubbard2062 when will people learn that by looking at another country as the devil, they cloud their judgement. Once saddam and gaddafi were the devils, look at what ensued after they were killed. It's naive to see the world in black and white, good and bad
@@freemanol So what happened after they were removed is not good means they should stay in power, is that your "logic"? Or in your world, Saddam and Gaddafi are good people, right?
@@ernahubbard2062 you see things in false dichotomies. It's not about good or evil, it's about the least bad option. Would you rather have political oppression or deaths in the millions? You cannot force change
@@freemanol Look, it's always about good or bad, right or wrong, just we sometimes need to compromise, it doesn't' mean it's right.
Second, you made a typical logic fallacy: False dilemma, deaths in the millions and political oppression are not either-or question, and in most cases, on the contrary, they come hand in hand. In your cultural revolution, starvation, and other CCP movements, tens of millions of people were killed or starved to death.
Such an intelligent, humane & wise leader! How I wish our 'leaders' would learn from him.
That does not seem likely. They haven't yet.
The pm is savvy enough to make me listen the entire talk.
Colonizing with military bases is a long practice with the United States
Glad I stumbled upon this. We live in such troubled times and this man radiates such calmness and hope. Thanks for posting.
Thats bullshit, he is riding on his father's legacy like any despots do!
The interviewer really grasps every opportunity to bash China, call that unbiased LOL
Old Country Journalism
That reveals USA has limited option but Taiwan. Messing with HongKong is over; DPRK is a no show.
How about going back in Afghanistan 🤣😂
These US/Western media fellows are always biased when commenting about China.
what else can these little minds do?
Yes but Lee didn't let any of that pass.
The world needs more of Lee Hsien Loong for world peace ✌️
Peace is everything
Very knowledgeable person. A joy to listen to.
"Bet on America recovering from what it does to itself" - a funny quote, loaded with underlying truth.
Loaded with near Genuis insights wow
Sadly, the States are a third world country with a first world economy. And so long as its inhabitants argue against this statement, they will continue to self-sabotage.
@@Celis.C I'm American and, while there are places in the US where your words apply, they are the exception and not the rule. Overall, most Americans have a remarkable amount of well being.
By saying that, I am not advocating doing nothing about those who do fit your description. Quite the opposite. At one time I was one of them and don't intend to forget that.
Precisely. No one asked America to start wars in countless foreign countries. Trillions of dollars that could’ve been spent on upgrading infrastructure, completely obliterated.
@@AndorranStairway sadly, that's exactly what corporate America thrives on. War is great for business, especially if you get access to new resources as a bargain deal.
I absolutely condemn that practice, but sadly this is the reality of things
I accidentally bumped into this interview. It's my first time listening to PM Lee. The moment I heard him speak, I was engrossed. So much wisdom and such eloquence. I loved his balanced response to what should happen with the remote work culture. We need more leaders who speak common sense and exude confidence that comes from inner strength rather than inner insecurity. For a minute I wished I could be a citizen of Singapore. The man is so inspiring. I think people are way too hard on the interviewer. Remember, you would not get to hear PM Lee's, exuisitely articulate statements had it not been for the penetrating questions from the interviewer. Sometimes an interviewer needs to be a bit provocative. He needs to play the villain for the audience. I feel he did a fine job till thr very end.
…put him in US shoes and see how he handle it? 🤔…easy for a tiny island to evaluate from the side 🥱
if you dont know him you should find out what his dad said when the CIA tried to buy him
@@PP-vf1kx No way. A country’s prime minister is only as capable as its population, and it’s no wonder American presidents are so incapable.
You should watch some speeches/interviews of his father Lee Kwan Yew.
@@Amidat you are still still stuck in your analog world…don’t you realise this is the digital age,whereas things are revolving faster n changing…imagine yourself as the top super power n someone is trying to topple you!…to be the US president is no easy task …why do you think China only have the US in sight?…no matter what the US do to them, China seem to tenaciously clinging to them 🤧
Informative, inspiring and thought provoking interview of a humble and I suspect a man who loves his country and deeply passionate about Singapore society and the world. Blessing Prime Minister Loong.
...a son of a benevolent dictator, PM of a one-party state infamous for imprisoning political opponents and protesters, saying it's ok for China to have concentration camps and organ harvesting from these religious prisoners. "After all, we all have to co-exist on the one globe."
He more or less has to defend China's human rights record because Singapore's isn't much better but on a smaller scale.
11:28 … a fully loaded question….. great answer ….this is the reality we all need to embrace. If you’re a small country don’t expect the same power
he is a smart Prime minister in Singapore.
He is smart not to offend the US.
A prophet gets no recognition in his own country. Ironic that only foreigners who have seen more than their fair share of poor leadership can appreciate him.
@@freenational of course we want to make money and peofit
Angela Merkel who held a doctorate in Quantum chemistry described this man as the most intelligent politician on the planet. She was not wrong..
In Australia we have an embarrassment as PM. Comparisons are invidious.
Grow up buddy
@@Pando.... grow up mathew. Scotty is a loser.
Yeah because Prime minister Albanese would be one of the most eloquent, intelligent leaders in the world /s
@@jeanlucbergman479 Either way Australia is fucked - goes to show the temperate of the average Aussie
@我吃蝙蝠侠BATmanDelicacy2019 bat is delicious. From indonesia.
pm lee is very wise and thoughtful man. he knows about action and it's consequences
Our Prime Minister Mr Lee is definitely an eloquent speaker and knows world matters at his finger tips. It is impressive!! 👍👍.
Thats bullshit, he is riding on his father's legacy like any despots do!
thank you bloomberg politics for sharing the current prime minister of singapore... all bows all respects to prime minister lee/singapore...
This is how people should be..
People is human beings
Human beings have intelligence.
Unfortunately there are people don't use their intelligence..
Well respected Singapore..
They don't have it, they are declining in my view.
I love how my PM of this tiny island telling the 2 giants to chill the fk out.
Just like his late father, PM Lee is a very smart leader. He bows to neither the U.S nor China knowing that both countries' trades are heavily dependent on Singapore's ports. Instead, he exploits the U.S - China trade war for the benefits of his country. I wish other ASEAN countries can have a capable leader like him.
He is of course going to be very neutral.
huh? based on? The afghans remarks? It only proves that his father have zero knowledge on CT and middle east issue. Just because SG didn't attacked by terrorism, does this make him safe from it? As as this issue, what SG trying to prove here? Being neutral? Really? With China? Then why strengthen the law and protection on intellectual property? Who are they protecting from? China's propaganda stirring its society, didn't SG saw that? Are SG is trying to become another state of China?
Didn't saw the aggression of China? Recruiting his citizen to perform his spy ops in foreign soil. Retaining SG's asset just because we don't follows China's tyrant ideology and believes. And now even Taiwan? So if Malaysia taken back SG, with his "history" play like China. I guess the world should also sit back. The millions of life's involve is non of other business.
He not even half the man his father was.
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Like father like son, Singapore’s success is build on its privilege or its former association with the Brits Empire and…
Their China affiliated CREDITS are based on their (and on all of Singapore’s Chinese patriarchs to their native China). No magic there.
This is why LKY was the first to invest heavily in his own community in China and why Li Jia Xing of HK followed suite.
It’s the blood is thicker thing that dictates how the Chinese mind works and operate.
There are no super people in this world. There are only popular ones.
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Except that US is ultimately NOT reliant upon foreign trade, not as a matter of Exports trade-to-GDP percentage, which is only 11% for the US. The US buys a lot of junk that it is entirely capable of manufacturing for itself, but hasn't out of convenience. Much of the manufacturing capability in Asia (not just China) came from the US in the first place. On the other hand, a lot of manufacturing is re-shoring to the US or North America in general. Decoupling from China has already begun, and is likely to continue which is bad for China as the US is China's largest foreign consumer market. Lee is of course going to bias his views as to how things effect his own country, not necessarily what is in the best interests of other nations.
This is a great example of a great PM. Very balanced view to avoid any misunderstandings.
Thats bullshit, he is riding on his father's legacy like any despots do!
@@larrenV2007 riding on his father's legacy does not mean he has no experience and wisdom.
@@larrenV2007 never kill others
@@larrenV2007 why are you salty?
The host needs to stand back from constantly pushing a country leader to constantly comment about another major country (ie china). Its disrespectful, insensitive and poor journalism ethics (bloomberg!?!) Given china is not the event theme.
You know nowadays, anything topics relate to China is a hot sale. Without China, they can't think of any other questions, they can't do their job completely. They are so obsessed about China.
"Con-China" topics these days can make a very big "living", otherwise they could lose their job quite easily.
The west especially the americans loveee to have an evil antagonist. It makes them feel like they're playing the superhero. They dream away their social issues
@@freemanol And what is the narrative in China nowadays?
@@onem.3361 the chinese are nowhere as obsessed about the US as you guys with china. they don't blame every.single.issue on the US
I love Mr. Lee long !! He seem to be an extremely smart and especially caring PM. I sure wish we had him as a leader in the US. We have NONE LIKE HIM!!!
Are you sure about that? He is a virtual dictator in Singapore. Why researching about opposition candidates/parties in Singapore.
Because he is Chinese descedant educated with Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. How could the US accept a Chinese as their leader since China is seen as a Red Scare? :D
@@baojhoang7242 We actually hold free elections every 5 years and have a one man one vote system based on the Westminster model. Singaporeans like to complain a lot, but ultimately we are wise enough to vote in the best and most able to run our country because we know that the stakes are high and we are rather risk averse and don’t want to gamble with the future of our children. The current government secured about 2/3 of the vote. There are about 10 opposition members in parliament. Stop spreading fake news.
@@xiaoq8329 LHL is also a top Cambridge-educated mathematician who, like many Singaporeans, has imbibed the best of East and West. The hallmarks of the Singaporean model are meritocracy (getting the best people for the job), pragmatism (we are not hung up about form/ideology, but focus on substance and desired outcomes) and honesty (zero tolerance for corruption in any form).
You have Andrew Yang and people in USA go for Trump and Biden 🙄
Taiwan is a part of China because China has 2 parts due to civil war, Taiwan of China and mainland of China. Currently both 2 parts have their own administrations but UN and almost all countries admit mainland China as the country China. Sooner or later both parts will be united because separation caused by civil war should not last long. God bless their early unity.
They know that very clearly. It's power plays by America to prove that they are a power unfortunately this is likely to take a dangerous path.
Yes, but the US can keep the separation indefinitely. Korea is a case in point. Unless China can fall into the sphere of US influence like Germany.
Tibet?
US is using Taiwan to warmonger so that they can sell out-dated weapons at exorbitant prices to the Taiwanese and Australians.
When I was young my grandma and dad always be tell us the history of China and Taiwan.Taiwan part of China.
PM Lee is an important bridge figure between the West and Asia, especially between the U.S. and China. With the current attitudes both countries have towards each other, this is not an easy role. It takes great skills as well as candid.
I personally really like him and his dad and have great respect for them. However, I may not think that other leaders are too stupid and naive to know and understand all the points he mentioned. He is the leader of Singapore, a country mostly relying on trading thus it is understandable for him to maintain the open-minded and chilled figure in front of the world. Also, Singapore is a city-country, in my opinion, the big countries normally have far more complex problems and it is harder for the leaders. I still really like his speech and all the content. I just feel that he is speaking perfectly from his stand with wisdom. That's all. So I don't think less of e.g. leaders in the us, or leaders in asia like china, etc...
@KON TOL look at America.... People kill police for not wearing the mask...."human right " is a subjective term. I have lived in us and Singapore. U know. Singapore is a very very controlled and not democratic country controlled by the central government . It is much better now but it also goes through a very dark period ..
@KON TOL where did you learn about Chow Yun Fat moved to America?
Smart man. Makes a lot of sense and I love his point of view on this issue. First time I've heard him speak. He's quite eloquent for English not being his primary language.
The official language in Singapore is English
@@rashminable oh whaaat? I had no idea. He kinda speaks like English isn't his first language, but that's not to say his English is bad. I'm just pleasantly surprised.
@@ThatFire9oNe6 because he can also speaks Mandarin, Malay fluently
When was China rude and critical of Singapore's and New Zealand's COVID policy, or did you just make that up?
He is a typical western media person talking down all the time on China
Jai Hinduja. Even his medical experts on Covid also took the reports from MSM like Reuters as the gospel truth according to BG Yeo.
As if the US does. The US invades Iraq and breaks international law when not approved by the UN
They don’t like policies that aren’t welding peoples doors shut
don't listen to LHL. As a Singaporeans I think he is being overestimated in terms of his geopolitical acument and given too much spotlight. To me he no different from the bordeline senile biden
Such a great understanding leader of the world, I wish Hk leader would be the same
witful smart funny yet not a pushover
Just like his Dad
Oxley Road. Don't insult his father.
Jai Hinduja. You are too naive to discern the differences.
I miss LKY
OMFG, why can the US not get a leader of this caliber.
U had a leader like that. Then u allowed demented Brandon to steal power from that leader.
I was thinking the same thing. But the US electorate seem to care more about narratives and cult personalities rather then someone who is competent regardless of that person’s personality.
It benefits the people who are currently bribing the government and pulling our economy apart for their own self interest to not have leaders of high caliber, so they wield every bit of influence and wealth they can muster to ensure it doesn't happen.
u do know singapore is a family run leadership right? yes he is very elite but there is no gurantee to the next successor
Because the US is a young nation, created to rule the world. They dont care about the US population in anything other than getting elected.
The US population is kept just stupid enough to keep lapping up every piece of consumer junk and keep the wheels of the consumer economy turning.
I stars listing to PM Lee’s speech and opinions for a while and I made a joke with friends that if we see all the leaders in the world as students in a classroom, PM Lee would be the professor for the students.
He is the best politician in the world. Respect from Sought Korea
I remember being in Singapore when LKY passed. I was taking a taxi that went through the route of his funeral procession right before it happened by complete random chance.
That was probably one of the most somber and beautiful things I'll probably ever experience in my life. Thank you for your hospitality in your beautiful country!
Coming back to America and seeing how little people take pride in what their country looks like was very humbling and embarassing.
Be the change you’d like to see.
On the democracy index Singapore is 70th out of 167, with countries like, Colombia and Mexico ranking better. Is this accurate? Are you accurate? Can you really be sure you know what you are talking about? Do you really know about pride and the people of America and Singapore?
@@grantlawyer I wasn't talking about anything related to each countries ratings in being democratic or not so nice jebait #1. If you don't know the difference between what trash all over and trash not all over is then I can't help you there with #2. #3 lolwut? I'm not sure what your trying to achieve there but you might want to rewrite that if you want me to actually respond . Do I know what pride is? lol you crack me up 11/10 I hope you have a good day!
@@ashael6894 so you put clean streets above people having more freedom? Ok Chang
@@lucedluced1349 i wouldnt want America's kind of freedom where schools are shooting range..
The demeanour of the PM is so calming. This is a masterclass in communication.
A Down to Earth Leader.
And that in a state with only one political party and random elections .
@@WilhelminaRa Wrong. We have free and fair elections every 5 years on a one man one vote system based on the Westminster model. There are several opposition parties and 10 opposition members got elected into parliament at the last general elections. Government ministers and high office holders have even been unseated by opposition members in past elections. Please don’t spread fake news.
@@WilhelminaRa which actually works, being the point. A one party built nation without any resources having more common sense than competitive democracies with ample resources and excellent geographies.
Brilliant politician and a brilliant interview
What a knowledgeable and respectful leader.
"Threats, coercion and violence ought to be entirely avoided in this matter.
Pursuit of peace, prosperity, a cleaner world, is what is most favorable end for the good people of China and all others" -Confucius
So practical - Lord, the US/West could learn a lot from this PM and China
The west treats life like a drama/movie. They prefer a loud dramatic leader than a calm and wise one
USA also got alot of help, tech fr Germany, independence fr France and chemical fr Japan
And slaves from Black nations
731
@@vivatan13 Yeah. And the US cordoned the war crimes of the people involved in unit 731, got their diabolical human research data and did not try them for their war crimes.
I think PM Lee is one of the most important diplomats globally over the next decade to make sure we get relations right. Whatta guy 🐝🎩🥋
Wow. I wish some of the western leaders would act like this wise and intelligent man. Biden and Boris are just a joke.
Including Morrison from Australia
And they are indeed. What does that make Trump?
U are sleeping ...
Pssh. I bet Lee hasn't even been to Peppa Pig World.
That first swallow hit the mark .... Kudos Pm of Singapore
Let the neighbors Taiwan and China settle their own differences. It's not the world's concern
It is , because of the position of the island itself.
Yea, that's exactly what everyone was saying when Japan invaded Manchuria!
@@phoebeli3742 Taiwan possesses all the legal qualities of an independent country, including citizenship, territorial jurisdiction, government, and sovereignty. Taiwan is completely sovereign as defined by international law - it’s an ultimate authority independent of all other authorities in the world.
@@phoebeli3742 Taiwan has been an independent country for 70+ years; the Confederate states tried to become an independent country and failed, that's the difference.
@@phoebeli3742 If Communist china wanted to occupy Taiwan they should have invaded 70 years ago when it became independent; its too late now, sorry.
Love to listen this man God bless you Mr lee
Interesting interview indeed.
He is wise man with a loving heart ❤️! He loves both China and American ! Hope we all learn a little bit from him ……
That's how it should be done. If you take sides You make the problem worse. Better to stay neutral and be there for them.
Those split seconds he pauses to articulate to be politically neutral is quite impressive. Singapore is lucky to have such a balance headed leader. God knows we need more leaders like that here in the US. It’s like a Jerry Springer show here now
lol, Jerry Springer is the best way to describe politics in the US now.
100% agreed with you
The US should listen more to PM Lee. Seriously. To some degree, China too. But the US especially.
Jai Hinduja. Say No to BomBomBom, Mr. President. Biden Builds Back Better like his trillion dollars infrastructure plan.
US: why should I.? We are the greatest nation on earth!
A Great leader Thanks to God almighty , we still have Thoughtful and highly intelligent Leaders in our world 🌎 Glory bee to God almighty Amen 🙏 ❤ ..
Thank to your useless god for trump too
Incredibly thoughtful and evenhanded responses from PM Lee despite the many narrow-minded geopolitical questions by the interviewer.
It is time for US army to go home. US should only have business and diplomatic dealings in Asia. All disputes should be settled at the UN. Hagemony should end.
When has UN ever prevented military aggression? US Forces in Asia prevent and deter large conflict. Otherwise, US will have to fight Imperial China, as it fought Imperial Japan. What you are asking is for Pacific to trade American hegemony for Chinese one.
@@dkoz8321 True
@@dkoz8321 "US Forces in Asia prevent and deter large conflict". Like the Korean and Vietnam war? You got it the other way around, buddy. US Forces in Asia historically *CREATES* large conflict.
@@vanessali1365 i like how it’s someone named Edwin Lukas who can provide a counterexample while you nod along as someone named Vanessa Li.
I guess you’re one of the more Western leaning Singaporeans.
@@peterwang5660 nothing to do with names, it's everything to do with right or wrong. CCP is a bully不仁不義
Whether you agree with him or not. He is a proper leader that most countries have forgotten what it’s like to have.
A brilliant interview Thanks!
Very sensible talk Your Excellency.To the points
PM Lee is a true global statesman like his father. Similar to many comments here, I long for this type of leadership in the US. What’s missing in the political establishment in the US is that there are no adults. There are so many internal problems, such as infrastructure, education, affordable health care, homelessness, drug addiction, etc. It seems that we are coming apart at the seams. Before the pandemic, some of these problems were manageable. But we utterly mismanaged the pandemic that led to more than 740k deaths. Our governance structure and ideology are called into question. We really need to self reflect and do some true introspection. An honest self assessment is necessary for our country to regain our balance.
The reason that compared to China is not reporting the cause of censorship. We don't know what really happen to china cause it only limited compare to US.
There is a reason for everything, i believe singapore produce this kind of leader cause of the harsh conditions in the country. To be a leader mean taking a big burden. Not like most country where there are ton of benefit and people become leader for self interests and take that benefit.
Thats bullshit, he is riding on his father's legacy like any despots do!
He leads a nation built for the rich by the rich.
@@ck58npj72 you r ignorant of their history
Singapore has the ability to choose quality leaders...
PM Lee is so intelligent!
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I’ve been trying to explain this to people as well…should there ever be a wartime conflict between the west and the east…this Planet is literally going to blow up.
So it's OK for CCP to be the aggressor while we should sit back, otherwise we are wrong, right?
@@ernahubbard2062 what topsy turvy, alternate reality do you live in? China is an aggressor?
@@TheDaeroner Sure, CCP China is a country of rule of law, transparent and people there enjoy the freedom of speech, freedom of religion and you don't need a VPN to come to CZcams.
@@ernahubbard2062 i'd argue that being able to walk outside safely at night and to prosper economically is also a form of freedom. It's about trade offs. If americans prefer freedom of speech than public safety and stability, that's fine by us. But that's your choice, don't shove it down other people's throats
@@freemanol So you mean your female fellow citizens jumped out a cargo truck for safety, and kids got snapped on the streets, and ladies got burned to death is the cost for the so-called prosperity? Provided your "prosperity" and public safety are just an illusion, over six hundred million people has an income of only less than 130 USD a month, i call that poverty. And those tutors, facilities, institutions just got bankrupted because your emperor doesn't want them, those millions are fine too, right?
Sure, it's fine by you, because those people are not your people, you don't give a damn about them. So long as you are not hit by the iron fist, you are fine.
"What made war inevitable was the growth of Athenian power and the fear which this caused in Sparta." -Thucydides
A joy to listen to....he is a wise man
19:26 Can someone please explain the London and Paris part? I dont get it.
It is always very interesting to listen to his thoughts because he speaks intelligently. He covers issues with wide perspectives and seldom people can question his arguments.
Sadly to say Malaysia PM currently don't have this type of calibre, intelligent, kind and put the benefit of his people as priority
Both Singapore and Malaysia have Chinese political interference. Not one country in SEA has picked a side, US/China... They will have to make a choice.
I don't think any country's PM has such calibre.
Singapore unlike most other nations the world over has been blessed with extremely competent leadership.....!!! Most unfortunately in this interview we had "an anti-Chinese for a host who seemed keener to pushing an American agenda!"
Watch this and weep, UK. PM Lee is a true statesman, Johnson is a bumbling fool
A political leader needs to be pragmatic and patriotic. I think there is much to learn from Singapore.
PM Lee Hsien Loong is excellent communicator. Best Wishes from India to him and his people. 👍👌
The part where LHL talks about succession is an interesting one. In the west they believe democracy means the predecessor has no say over the choice of the next leadership, while in singapore they are mature enough to understand the need for stability and continuity. You can't run a country that takes U turns every 4-5 years
Totally agree. China and Russia both have such an advantage in this regard whilst Singapore is trying continuity of concepts and govt within a democracy.
@@dilligafwoftam985 although i don't think that russia has an effective government and has high corruption, it is naive to think more "democracy" will automatically fix bad governance. Unfortunately the west treats democracy like a religion, and tries to evengelise and convert the rest of the world thinking that it's the one and only way to run a country, just like how they force converted people into christianity before. Old habits die hard.
@@freemanol My comment was about continuity of ideas from govt to govt. Every 3 or 4 years America and Australia change policy and thus cant actually achieve anything long term without it being changed and "reviewed/reassessed"
@@dilligafwoftam985 yeah exactly. In the west people are proud of the fact that their government kept changing in polar directions, as if it's an example of the greatness of democracy. More like chaos. I think people are blinded by the ideology, so much that they completely miss the chaos happening in front of their eyes
Rich people are democratic, poor people are not. If you want your country to be rich go democratic. I think the largest advantage of democracy, is how equitably the merchant class can have some control of the government. Over history when the merchant class is unoppressed, the people and country are richer. Don’t be tricked by the strongmen. Democracy creates short term instability, authoritarianism creates huge instability whenever power is passed on, or when the ruling ideology fucks up.
Is there an AM Lee who speaks before 12:00 pm? From 12:00am to 11:59 am?
Great listening to this.
I notice that the difference between Singapore leaders and many leaders of other democratic countries is that Singaporean leaders don't always make the populist decision. In fact, they seldom make the populist decision. They know that they will probably be elected again and also the majority of the citizens know that there is no viable alternative party at the moment that can match their track record of running the country for half a century. In contrast, political leaders in other countries get elected based on spewing popular rhetoric and making the decision that is short term popular rather than long term beneficial. Almost every decision Singapore government makes is towards long term benefit for a very small island nation. And to do this their leaders have to be very perceptive to what is going on outside their borders and geopolitical economic developments in other countries as well and also anticipate how possible permutations of such developments will affect the future of their own country. That is why PM Lee can comment so well on China, US, Taiwan etc.
Whether there is peace in the world depends on the US, the war-hungry nation.
It’s 2021 and Bloomberg can’t afford to have better quality cameras？
I want to tell the interviewer, that US is the greatest problem on Earth today.
Agree! US is the Greatest THREAT to world ☮️.
Biggest threat to world peace.
Clear and present danger to planet Earth.
Look at their 45 : Loser Chump !
Biggest threat to the world is US and their allies
@@firefly4326 considering the us as over 100 allies, over 3 quarters of the world, including the PM in this video I’m surprised you feel that way.
This interviewer took every chance to get the interviewee to said bad things about China to the point beyond journalism
Lee would never say anything bad against China in public......he is a lap dog of the CCP because the economy comes first.
@@jpgrygus you lack the intelligent to see that Lee is a very smart leader. It's not easy to balance between both super powers and all other countries, and still able to produce good economy for a small islander Country.
@@jw7518 you just backed up my argument......Singapores economy is thriving because they are lapdogs of China.
@@jpgrygus then you could basically say all countries around China are lapdogs because they all seem doing pretty good. The east is rising. Which you can't say about the same to all countries around the US. They are very pool except Canada.
Well it's Bloomberg, so it's to be expected.
The defining characteristics of a successful empire is power, charm, and grace.
A declining power like the US has already lost the latter two. As a young child living in the UK I thought the US was effortlessly brilliant, they didn't need to prove they were on top of the world because they KNEW they were. Now all you see is cheap jabs, smacktalk, blatant lies, and mafia-like intimidation. It's quite pathetic really. Not only do the world elites see it, but the US elevates China by branding them as a rival. Like how Voldemort fulfils the prophecy of his own demise by targeting Harry.
Either China will rise to the top peacefully, or the US will bring the whole world to war and exterminate humanity through it's own arrogance and insanity.
This man has the knowledge and wisdom that should be listened to by every World leader....extremely pointed and informed... " I have no illusions"...
Watching this video 2years later. Still a gem
PM Lee is clearly an intelligent statesman!
The understatement of the day. Remember when this was the norm, and Berlusconi was the only whacko out there?
He is a Chinese puppet
@@mrnoedahl Ah, I see now that I was wrong all along, and yet: it is so obvious when intelligently laid out like that. Thank you! Jan.
we are blessed with good leaders in our short history. majulah, singapura :)