He is fine. He offers another viewpoint other than the one S'poreans are wrapped up in, understandably because of the motherland influence. He is frank and refreshing on his take of the diplomatic game. He makes a lot of good points about the chaos in the ASEAN sea. What is the point of building up atolls into military bases and a 9/10 dash line close to the maritime borders of other ASEAN countries and worst of all taking on India? A peaceful neighbour would not do these things.
Very interesting analysis on China from Bilahari Kausikan and very partial to the Western narrative. The gist of it is total opposite from Kishore Mahbubani's. And Lizzi Lee, just nods her head and did not ask critical questions. This interview could have been better.
George Yeo knowledge of China's history is impeccable and his views is often spot on and accurate. Bilahari Kausikan is too western in his views and the key reason he is in the FM is because Spore is also pro-western in our outlook as US investments in Spore alone is greater than China. But Spore needs both US and China and we cannot afford to offend either parties as our rice bowl depends on US provide stability in the region and China's goods for our daily necessities and also our huge investments in China. It was Deng who pass on his advice for chinese leaders to bid their time till they have gain strength to challenge US dominance, and Xi is the leader that is capable of doing it. Funny that Bilahari remembers the advise given to him by the vietnamese but that he is blind to not see that China too needs a leader than can stand up to the US. All the past Chinese presidents have not done so and suddenly Bilahari thinks Xi is an idiot! This already shows Bilahari understanding of China is limited and I dont think he is qualified to even give his 2 cents.
George Yeo’s alma mater is Cambridge and Harvard. He is a Chinese Singaporean. Kausikan’s father is a Tamil Brahmin from India and mother a Peranakan. I don’t know how much of a Chinese culture and language he learned from his mother. George Yeo operates at a much higher level on many fronts and varied sectors including university Chancellor, links to the Vatican, Commercial and Minister in Singapore. There is no comparison between both. A closer comparison would be Kishore Mahbubani, but here again Kishore is widely recognised. I would look to George first and then Kishore for insights or analysis into China; not Kausikan. Sorry.
George Yeo spot on?!? He fails to even see PRC aggression in SCS & now also trifle with India on their sea too despite their empty promises to keep peace at the diplomacy table and often calling the kettle black!
all you idiots here are commenting how Bilahari is bias and pro western and how george yeo is impeccable. On the other hand, there are idiots who are critical of george yeo and praise bilahari. I say, all of you have lost it. Because with your very comments, it already exposes your bias and you only want to hear things that you agree with - which is the real danger in today's world, living in an echo chamber. I listen to bilahari, george yeo, kishore and i agree with some of their points and not others. If you listen to Bilahari carefully, he is not exactly pro-western and likewise if you listen carefully to george or kishore, they are not exactly anti -western. The more important question is...who is the next generation of equivalent Singaporean thought leaders like them? People in their 40s and 50s, inside and outside the PAP government.
Always bias person who accuse other of being bias. Such a weird phenomenon. Chinese diplomat has been acting very rude and demanding to host government. In “how to think about south east Asia,” he told a story where Chinese diplomat demands hotel that already assigned to other countries diplomat. (1 hotel: 1 country) He suggested that this behavior has shifted since Xi Jinping gained evermore supreme power which implies that Wang Yi changes of behavior is influenced and demanded by Xi. Also, he is nowhere to be found now. :)
Excellent Interview Lizzi. Pray the Chinese people hear the wisdom of Ambassador Kausikan and bring about a change in the political regime to save the fate of the Chinese civilization.🙏
Good info on geopolitics, but I noticed he is more critical on President Xi policy. I am wondering why he got a negative impression of President Xi? US former presidents, especially Obama, Trump's and current Biden's administration, also got fair shares of making mistakes by targeting China rise. I have great respect for Kishore Mahabuni he got a better understanding of China history and also the US political system. If Bilahari Kausikan had stayed long in China and doing geopolitical studies there, he would understand China better and less critical of President Xi policy towards the West. In this chaotic geopolitics, the world needed a strong China to stand up against the US and its allies. Else, the US will be the world sole economic and military superpower and can bully other countries by imposing sanctions on trade and technology and controlling the world finance. All trades must be done in US dollars.
Lol don’t even dare to talk about that old man Kishore mahubani lol he is double agenda .if to see his interview when he do with Indian media or actual western media and when he take interview in Singapore lol his tone will be completely different . So don’t rely on his words .
don't you have eyes now to see winnie-the-pooh aggression in the South China Sea and recently even the audacity to trifle with India on their sea too? Why can't he be critical of this pooh? We on the outside of your beloved China have eyes to see commie evil ambition to overtake the world whereas you were obviously brainwashed and manupulated like their comarade....Even the dangerous alliance with poopoothin & N.Korea & Iran reminisant those gang in WWI
He was an Ambassador send to the UN by his country. They don't just give such important portfolios to dunces either. Consider arguing with the merits of his arguments.
@@vivekkrishnan.r7811 Too bad his bias view of China stop short his career unlike Kishore M always on the point when geopolitics is concern. No one give give a damn about him. His name in Cantonese meaning sh;t stirrer
I feel sorry for Singapore that it has these clowns in its diplomatic corp. His narrative is so western centric (eg calling Chinese diplomats wolf warriors), so representative of the crop of third generation leaders that's highly influenced by the west. He is very assuming to think that he represented the voices of Singaporeans. He's a typical "leader" in Singapore whose thoughts are shaped basically by information and knowledge harvested from western exposure and education. I sensed a tinge of lack of self confidence in his demeanor, especially when he bashed the Chinese diplomats. I find this unprofessional of a person who claims to be a retired diplomat. He came across as trying to show that he is above the Chinese diplomats, who are "wolf warriors" so he claimed. (This is very much in alignment with the western propaganda circles and it is hence not difficult for the audience to discern where he's coming from). His perception of Chinese diplomatic conduct and behavior is so lopsided and biased (eg "the Chinese diplomats are only concerned about answering to Beijing") that it makes one wonder what sort of people are running Singapore currently? Does he represent the current thinking in the Singapore cabinet? Is this why Singapore seems to behave like a western city state despite it being located in Asia?
China Frank Fukuyama, the political scientist, call the Chinese system "responsive authoritarianism". The largest public opinion Survey Company in China is used, not just by the central government, but also by the city government, provincial government, down to the most local politicians of neighbourhood districts, conducting surveys all the time to determine the needs of the people so that work can be carried out to fulfil their needs. This is the mechanism use to be responsive to the demands and thinking of the people. The Western way of elections, after elections, after elections is not the Chinese way. It’s not by accident that China is able to lift 800 million Chinese out of poverty in one generation.
China has to be very active in the seas around her because she is surrounded by USA military bases and China is especially afraid of American submarines. To a large extent, aircraft carriers are sitting ducks, but not so the submarines. Little wonder that china is so adamant in her protection of her position in the South China Sea.
This is a paranoid view and not good for healthy relationships. Conflict is not good for anyone, irrespective of big or small, powerful or weak. After all economic consideration is more important in the present global scene. China has developed dramatically but has not blended with the rest of the world and one of the reason is the language barrier. I doubt the Chinese leaders can speak English and translation cannot convey the meaning of a conversation. The subtle message in communicating in the same language is distorted if not completely lost.
He should go to Philippines to help Marcos with his ideas rather than trying to promote US's style of democracy in Asia. The issue is why did he served Singapore which had been described by US as a "dictatorship"? As usual talks are free but surely he should try to lead Philippines to greater glory based on his ideas.
so you think being inside cosying up to your comarade were not blinded by your winnie-the-pooh? We on the outside have access to world events, freedom to access uncensored news could know lesser than you inside China well? Bet you failed to see your pooh's aggression in the south china sea, and now the also the audacity to trifle with the India Sea & their support for poopoothin on Ukrain war!
While i agree with many of the things he said, but he also sees things from the ASEAN side. He is not a chinese and he doesnt knkw how the chinese feel about certain things. For example, it ISNT entitlement for the chinese to say that we have arrived and deserve the place we made for iurselves in the world, regardless of the century of humiliation or not. China is what itbis today because of the policies china made and how china is developed. Even if china didnt proceed it this way the US will still supress china to no end, just like another singapore diplomat said, by the words of kishore mahbubani, thats what the world #1 power would do to the world emerger #2 power. And china and Russia need each other at this point in time, could they have not said they are friends with no limitations, maybe and maybe not. But that is nexessary to counter the west, especially the US. Why do u think the US is running around the ASEAN region and tried to gain alliances, to the point where she asked/ forced the ASEAN nations to pick side, which china didnt do no such thing. Lastly, not sure where he got his figures from, the US doesnt invest more in the ASEAn regions than china does. 30 years ago he is right but def mot now. So not saying he is so wrong, but his assessment is also biased or should i say more of a west narratives and mindset. And wang yi is damn good diplomat, he does what china needs and if itbis wold warrior kinda diplomat then so be it. A singaporean diplomat cant compare to a chinese one, different history and different place in the world. Wang is at least at his level at least if not better!
The Indonesian diplomat says China will not find someone as distrustful of the U.S. as Russia. I do not think this is quite accurate! U.S has humiliated most of the world through their indirect Empire and proxy wars and hegemony, and coups and colored revolutions. Even U.S allies are not too pleased lately by almost de-industrialize Europe and selling expensive fuel to Europe!
His views are outdated especially about semiconductors. China is catching up so fast, SMIC mass produce 14 nanometers in 2021, already tested 7 nm and advancing to 5nm. Made in China 2025 would be a reality
Wild vision ， sharp eyes! " He is NOT allowed to be a good diplomat !" 非常准确地解释了曼城白发苍苍的总领事出手打人，扯他人头发的举止。他不出手，他回去就死定了，他出手了，最多就是回去挨一点温和的批评，你老人家下次让年轻人动手，别把您摔着了。因为有人出示了提到一尊的标语，他不能不出去打啊！打不打，是立场问题，打得多么难看，是方法问题。
I like Bilahari not becos he sounds everything I agree to, but the no-nonsense approach to reality on the ground. This is the big different from those who put Kishore or George Yeo in high esteem, when they are only reading from scripted narratives of what China prepared for the 2 gentlemen.
1st of all, I m not a fan of Kausikan. Incredulous that he called then FM an idiot n SecGen Xi an Emperor!! The way USA is behaving towards China leaves China with little choice but to b tougher n firmer in its diplomatic language. USA has overstayed its welcome playing the great defender of free world n a FAIR competitor. It has to protect its own Uno Superpower position gained since WWII. I accept that. However, forcing its allied to gang up n bully China e.g. the Netherlands companies can't sell to China becoz their products/services/solutions contain some USA patents is REMINDING the Chinese of the 100yrs humiliation at the 'barbaric Western powers' in Qing dynasty time. WHAT CAN CHINA do in SEA n the world: 1. it should take the position that the rumoured vast resources in the South China Sea r to b shared with related SEA countries. In one stroke it will make many friends. 2. stop talking about all Chinese r the same as China Chinese. This many b true right after WWII where many poor Chinese fr the mainly left to seek a better life in SEA countries n around the world. Today's many r the 2nd or 3rd generation that know themselves as e.g. Singaporean Chinese, Malaysian Chinese, Canadian Chinese, etc. Maybe for the RECENT waves of migrants fr China in the last 20yrs, New citizens of the host country may feel that mainly China is their motherland. Another hot topic for another time? 3. having seen how USSR dismemberment did to Russia, China will not, cannot, let that same pathetic fate happen to them. Otherwise, the leaders who lost it will b cursed forever in Chinese history. That's WHY it has to take a hardliners on Taiwan, Tibet n Xinjiang. 4. the USA is so desperate to keep its Hegemony position that some of its traditional allies r pushing back. e.g. Saudi Arabia n China, some oil trade in non-USD, smart Chinese move on Russia-China 'no limit' treaty with NO Military pact, etc. USA will not b able to bully its allies to go along to protect USA Hegemony at their expenses. 5. China has been pushing for the World as a Common Village n has not invade any countries unprovoked . People hv to decide is China relatively less interventionist vs. the hegemonic USA that had changed foreign governments many time n started foreign wars many times? Peace to the world n Kausikan definitely DIDN'T talk respectfully about others when calling Wang Yi an idiot n Xi an Emperor!
Thank goodness, he is retired, and not a moment too soon. The art of diplomacy is important, even for relatively junior diplomatic service position. Please spend more time gardening, or whatever is your hobby. Leave Singapore diplomacy to our professionals in the Min. of Foreign Affairs. Peace.
He is fine. He offers another viewpoint other than the one S'poreans are wrapped up in, understandably because of the motherland influence. He is frank and refreshing on his take of the diplomatic game. He makes a lot of good points about the chaos in the ASEAN sea. What is the point of building up atolls into military bases and a 9/10 dash line close to the maritime borders of other ASEAN countries and worst of all taking on India? A peaceful neighbour would not do these things.
well said!
Great interview. Looking forward for more content from Ambassador Kausikan.
Western educated people are already brainwashed to side with US politics. Hope they also read news from CGTN to understand China better.
Very interesting analysis on China from Bilahari Kausikan and very partial to the Western narrative. The gist of it is total opposite from Kishore Mahbubani's. And Lizzi Lee, just nods her head and did not ask critical questions. This interview could have been better.
This Guy looks like he is a Genuine American which belongs to the Apache Tribe and NOT the Plundering and Invader type
Always like Bilahari Q&A, sharp to the point, zero beat around the bush.
George Yeo knowledge of China's history is impeccable and his views is often spot on and accurate. Bilahari Kausikan is too western in his views and the key reason he is in the FM is because Spore is also pro-western in our outlook as US investments in Spore alone is greater than China.
But Spore needs both US and China and we cannot afford to offend either parties as our rice bowl depends on US provide stability in the region and China's goods for our daily necessities and also our huge investments in China.
It was Deng who pass on his advice for chinese leaders to bid their time till they have gain strength to challenge US dominance, and Xi is the leader that is capable of doing it. Funny that Bilahari remembers the advise given to him by the vietnamese but that he is blind to not see that China too needs a leader than can stand up to the US. All the past Chinese presidents have not done so and suddenly Bilahari thinks Xi is an idiot! This already shows Bilahari understanding of China is limited and I dont think he is qualified to even give his 2 cents.
George Yeo’s alma mater is Cambridge and Harvard. He is a Chinese Singaporean. Kausikan’s father is a Tamil Brahmin from India and mother a Peranakan. I don’t know how much of a Chinese culture and language he learned from his mother.
George Yeo operates at a much higher level on many fronts and varied sectors including university Chancellor, links to the Vatican, Commercial and Minister in Singapore.
There is no comparison between both.
A closer comparison would be Kishore Mahbubani, but here again Kishore is widely recognised.
I would look to George first and then Kishore for insights or analysis into China; not Kausikan. Sorry.
Bilahari is blind to his own bias n limitation.
George Yeo spot on?!? He fails to even see PRC aggression in SCS & now also trifle with India on their sea too despite their empty promises to keep peace at the diplomacy table and often calling the kettle black!
all you idiots here are commenting how Bilahari is bias and pro western and how george yeo is impeccable. On the other hand, there are idiots who are critical of george yeo and praise bilahari. I say, all of you have lost it. Because with your very comments, it already exposes your bias and you only want to hear things that you agree with - which is the real danger in today's world, living in an echo chamber. I listen to bilahari, george yeo, kishore and i agree with some of their points and not others. If you listen to Bilahari carefully, he is not exactly pro-western and likewise if you listen carefully to george or kishore, they are not exactly anti -western. The more important question is...who is the next generation of equivalent Singaporean thought leaders like them? People in their 40s and 50s, inside and outside the PAP government.
Always bias person who accuse other of being bias. Such a weird phenomenon.
Chinese diplomat has been acting very rude and demanding to host government. In “how to think about south east Asia,” he told a story where Chinese diplomat demands hotel that already assigned to other countries diplomat. (1 hotel: 1 country)
He suggested that this behavior has shifted since Xi Jinping gained evermore supreme power which implies that Wang Yi changes of behavior is influenced and demanded by Xi.
Also, he is nowhere to be found now. :)
The guest speaker summarized China diplomatic issues in a concise and insightful manners. Good interview.
If this is the attitude of Sporean diplomat, then Spore, RIP.
Would be good if it comes with an accurate subtitle in chinese. Several of my prc friends are interested in this interview.
Impressive commentary.
Thanks!
Thank you for nice Talking.👍👱♀️🌹
Most of This guy Narratives are BS without real-time substance. His speeches will turn you into a naive person with shallow knowlege of truth.
Fascinating. One of the best spoken on China and its neighboring countries! Lizzie you are the best!❤
All of Asia hates most evil china.
Listen to Kishore Mahabuni speech on China and US geopolitics. Listen to 2 sides of the coin and form your own judgment.
It’s difficult to change someone who has decided to what China is.
This is not well spoken at all. This guy is a US stooge.
Excellent Interview Lizzi. Pray the Chinese people hear the wisdom of Ambassador Kausikan and bring about a change in the political regime to save the fate of the Chinese civilization.🙏
Mr Bilahari Kausikan is a great diplomat.
Good info on geopolitics, but I noticed he is more critical on President Xi policy. I am wondering why he got a negative impression of President Xi? US former presidents, especially Obama, Trump's and current Biden's administration, also got fair shares of making mistakes by targeting China rise.
I have great respect for Kishore Mahabuni he got a better understanding of China history and also the US political system. If Bilahari Kausikan had stayed long in China and doing geopolitical studies there, he would understand China better and less critical of President Xi policy towards the West.
In this chaotic geopolitics, the world needed a strong China to stand up against the US and its allies. Else, the US will be the world sole economic and military superpower and can bully other countries by imposing sanctions on trade and technology and controlling the world finance. All trades must be done in US dollars.
Lol don’t even dare to talk about that old man Kishore mahubani lol he is double agenda .if to see his interview when he do with Indian media or actual western media and when he take interview in Singapore lol his tone will be completely different . So don’t rely on his words .
don't you have eyes now to see winnie-the-pooh aggression in the South China Sea and recently even the audacity to trifle with India on their sea too? Why can't he be critical of this pooh? We on the outside of your beloved China have eyes to see commie evil ambition to overtake the world whereas you were obviously brainwashed and manupulated like their comarade....Even the dangerous alliance with poopoothin & N.Korea & Iran reminisant those gang in WWI
Very good interview.
@@ this girl is so pretty
This guy retired as a lowly diplomat. Never got invited for tea session as they knew of his limited capability.
He was an Ambassador send to the UN by his country. They don't just give such important portfolios to dunces either. Consider arguing with the merits of his arguments.
@@vivekkrishnan.r7811 Too bad his bias view of China stop short his career unlike Kishore M always on the point when geopolitics is concern. No one give give a damn about him. His name in Cantonese meaning sh;t stirrer
Biased and pro us
so you want a bias and pro prc?
奇怪，这么好的内容看的人怎么这么少
Self explanatory
I feel sorry for Singapore that it has these clowns in its diplomatic corp. His narrative is so western centric (eg calling Chinese diplomats wolf warriors), so representative of the crop of third generation leaders that's highly influenced by the west. He is very assuming to think that he represented the voices of Singaporeans. He's a typical "leader" in Singapore whose thoughts are shaped basically by information and knowledge harvested from western exposure and education. I sensed a tinge of lack of self confidence in his demeanor, especially when he bashed the Chinese diplomats. I find this unprofessional of a person who claims to be a retired diplomat. He came across as trying to show that he is above the Chinese diplomats, who are "wolf warriors" so he claimed. (This is very much in alignment with the western propaganda circles and it is hence not difficult for the audience to discern where he's coming from).
His perception of Chinese diplomatic conduct and behavior is so lopsided and biased (eg "the Chinese diplomats are only concerned about answering to Beijing") that it makes one wonder what sort of people are running Singapore currently? Does he represent the current thinking in the Singapore cabinet? Is this why Singapore seems to behave like a western city state despite it being located in Asia?
The part with regards to China's diplomacy starts at 16m 50s. 16:50
That's why I said spore drinks 2 cups teas
China
Frank Fukuyama, the political scientist, call the Chinese system "responsive authoritarianism". The largest public opinion Survey Company in China is used, not just by the central government, but also by the city government, provincial government, down to the most local politicians of neighbourhood districts, conducting surveys all the time to determine the needs of the people so that work can be carried out to fulfil their needs. This is the mechanism use to be responsive to the demands and thinking of the people. The Western way of elections, after elections, after elections is not the Chinese way. It’s not by accident that China is able to lift 800 million Chinese out of poverty in one generation.
China has to be very active in the seas around her because she is surrounded by USA military bases and China is especially afraid of American submarines. To a large extent, aircraft carriers are sitting ducks, but not so the submarines. Little wonder that china is so adamant in her protection of her position in the South China Sea.
This is a paranoid view and not good for healthy relationships. Conflict is not good for anyone, irrespective of big or small, powerful or weak. After all economic consideration is more important in the present global scene. China has developed dramatically but has not blended with the rest of the world and one of the reason is the language barrier. I doubt the Chinese leaders can speak English and translation cannot convey the meaning of a conversation. The subtle message in communicating in the same language is distorted if not completely lost.
Interesting but distorted.
only prc commie not distorted?
He should go to Philippines to help Marcos with his ideas rather than trying to promote US's style of democracy in Asia. The issue is why did he served Singapore which had been described by US as a "dictatorship"? As usual talks are free but surely he should try to lead Philippines to greater glory based on his ideas.
interesting
Is he qualify to comment what is good for Singapore interest ???
Always those who live outside China think they know China best 🙄🙄
so you think being inside cosying up to your comarade were not blinded by your winnie-the-pooh? We on the outside have access to world events, freedom to access uncensored news could know lesser than you inside China well?
Bet you failed to see your pooh's aggression in the south china sea, and now the also the audacity to trifle with the India Sea & their support for poopoothin on Ukrain war!
The world is full of busybodies ….. that’s the problem.
While i agree with many of the things he said, but he also sees things from the ASEAN side. He is not a chinese and he doesnt knkw how the chinese feel about certain things. For example, it ISNT entitlement for the chinese to say that we have arrived and deserve the place we made for iurselves in the world, regardless of the century of humiliation or not. China is what itbis today because of the policies china made and how china is developed. Even if china didnt proceed it this way the US will still supress china to no end, just like another singapore diplomat said, by the words of kishore mahbubani, thats what the world #1 power would do to the world emerger #2 power. And china and Russia need each other at this point in time, could they have not said they are friends with no limitations, maybe and maybe not. But that is nexessary to counter the west, especially the US. Why do u think the US is running around the ASEAN region and tried to gain alliances, to the point where she asked/ forced the ASEAN nations to pick side, which china didnt do no such thing. Lastly, not sure where he got his figures from, the US doesnt invest more in the ASEAn regions than china does. 30 years ago he is right but def mot now. So not saying he is so wrong, but his assessment is also biased or should i say more of a west narratives and mindset. And wang yi is damn good diplomat, he does what china needs and if itbis wold warrior kinda diplomat then so be it. A singaporean diplomat cant compare to a chinese one, different history and different place in the world. Wang is at least at his level at least if not better!
The Indonesian diplomat says China will not find someone as distrustful of the U.S. as Russia. I do not think this is quite accurate!
U.S has humiliated most of the world through their indirect Empire and proxy wars and hegemony, and coups and colored revolutions. Even U.S allies are not too pleased lately by almost de-industrialize Europe and selling expensive fuel to Europe!
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This guy is pro US... His words carry little weight.
That comment is so simplistic and idiotic
His views are outdated especially about semiconductors. China is catching up so fast, SMIC mass produce 14 nanometers in 2021, already tested 7 nm and advancing to 5nm. Made in China 2025 would be a reality
You got it right, he should be talking more about yemen or syria.
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Wild vision ， sharp eyes! " He is NOT allowed to be a good diplomat !" 非常准确地解释了曼城白发苍苍的总领事出手打人，扯他人头发的举止。他不出手，他回去就死定了，他出手了，最多就是回去挨一点温和的批评，你老人家下次让年轻人动手，别把您摔着了。因为有人出示了提到一尊的标语，他不能不出去打啊！打不打，是立场问题，打得多么难看，是方法问题。
excellent
Singapore is blessed he is retired and non relevance to many of us !
non relevant to only you!
I like Bilahari not becos he sounds everything I agree to, but the no-nonsense approach to reality on the ground. This is the big different from those who put Kishore or George Yeo in high esteem, when they are only reading from scripted narratives of what China prepared for the 2 gentlemen.
1st of all, I m not a fan of Kausikan.
Incredulous that he called then FM an idiot n SecGen Xi an Emperor!!
The way USA is behaving towards China leaves China with little choice but to b tougher n firmer in its diplomatic language.
USA has overstayed its welcome playing the great defender of free world n a FAIR competitor.
It has to protect its own Uno Superpower position gained since WWII. I accept that.
However, forcing its allied to gang up n bully China e.g. the Netherlands companies can't sell to China becoz their products/services/solutions contain some USA patents is REMINDING the Chinese of the 100yrs humiliation at the 'barbaric Western powers' in Qing dynasty time.
WHAT CAN CHINA do in SEA n the world:
1. it should take the position that the rumoured vast resources in the South China Sea r to b shared with related SEA countries.
In one stroke it will make many friends.
2. stop talking about all Chinese r the same as China Chinese. This many b true right after WWII where many poor Chinese fr the mainly left to seek a better life in SEA countries n around the world.
Today's many r the 2nd or 3rd generation that know themselves as e.g. Singaporean Chinese, Malaysian Chinese, Canadian Chinese, etc.
Maybe for the RECENT waves of migrants fr China in the last 20yrs, New citizens of the host country may feel that mainly China is their motherland. Another hot topic for another time?
3. having seen how USSR dismemberment did to Russia, China will not, cannot, let that same pathetic fate happen to them. Otherwise, the leaders who lost it will b cursed forever in Chinese history.
That's WHY it has to take a hardliners on Taiwan, Tibet n Xinjiang.
4. the USA is so desperate to keep its Hegemony position that some of its traditional allies r pushing back. e.g. Saudi Arabia n China, some oil trade in non-USD, smart Chinese move on Russia-China 'no limit' treaty with NO Military pact, etc.
USA will not b able to bully its allies to go along to protect USA Hegemony at their expenses.
5. China has been pushing for the World as a Common Village n has not invade any countries unprovoked .
People hv to decide is China relatively less interventionist vs. the hegemonic USA that had changed foreign governments many time n started foreign wars many times?
Peace to the world n Kausikan definitely DIDN'T talk respectfully about others when calling Wang Yi an idiot n Xi an Emperor!
Thank goodness, he is retired, and not a moment too soon. The art of diplomacy is important, even for relatively junior diplomatic service position. Please spend more time gardening, or whatever is your hobby. Leave Singapore diplomacy to our professionals in the Min. of Foreign Affairs. Peace.
who is this "genius"?
A nobody.