Singaporean - Politician | February 10, 1952 -
One of the reasons America is welcome in Asia is because with America... there is a certain idealism and a certain bigness of soul. You want the region to prosper; you want countries to do well, and you are prepared to help them.
Lee Hsien Loong
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We want the U.S. to have constructive and stable relations with China. That makes it much easier for us. Then we don't have to choose sides.
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We stand stoutly against all forms of terrorism, and cross-border terror is a particular problem that India has. Singapore has a problem with cross-border terror, too, because we are a very small country, and it is quite possible for an attack to be mounted on Singapore from beyond our shores.
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The old model for India was to be self-sufficient. It was the ideal India became independent with, that you spin your own thread, make your own clothes.
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It is never helpful to point at sticking points, but it is always helpful to encourage one's partners to take a more active and forward-looking approach.
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We are not in a situation where the minorities are demanding something and the majorities are pushing back saying 'We don't want it.'
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There can only be one government, and the president has certain roles and duties, which are to hold the second key on money and on people but not to go and check the government or tell the government what it is supposed to do.
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The natural result of people preferring one of their own race is that a minority race president will find it hard to get elected, and so it's something we should do something about and which we can do something about.
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Chinese companies - telecommunications and technology companies - are some of the best internationally. Taobao, WeChat, Huawei - not only are they large companies, but they're also very technologically advanced.
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China is a very big and complicated country; it's not easy to govern. But with courage and unity, China will certainly overcome all difficulties and continue to develop and move forward.
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China is developing very quickly. At every stage, its needs are different.
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Singapore needs to be able to continue to add value to China in order for the relationship to be worthwhile for both sides.
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