George Yeo, as we all know, is and can be a great leader with a great mind and understanding of the world. It was emotional seeing him talked about not taking up the position as the president, due to the fact that he was forsaken by those he chose to believe in. A clear answer of "I am not happy" sums it all up. (Why would I be of your service if you don't cherish and respect what I am doing.) Hope Mr. Yeo continues to be vocal in his thoughts for many years to come if all is well. Thank you.
We are too naive to put our investments into Suzhou, Kwangtung and Tianjin and think we can get our investment back. China will just swallow your investments and we won't recoup our losses. This is too naive bro. All companies that have invested in China have their products pirated and being sold by China SOEs bro.
Love the thought that has gone into all the issues raised, as well as the aspirational vision laid forth for what Singaporeans should be. Thanks for capturing this, ST!
The way he talks reminds me of LKY. Maybe he frequently talked to him or was his sparring partner? He is more fitted to be an embassador, an academic, a thinker, a philosophist, theorist or writer. He doesnt like to be told what to think and behave as a president. He wants to be his own man.
The democratic process is great but comes at a cost of having people like George removed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Only in the critical turmoil where we are in current geopolitics do we start asking him questions. We need to reflect and reconsider our voting decisions looking forward - we can't vote just for members skilled only in domestic issues, we need people who can see the bigger picture.
Mr. Yeo is really a very high standard wise man in Singapore with deep historical and international geo political view. Hope he can join the leaders for Singapore in some way.
I can understand what he meant the President needs to be a person of discipline. When you represent a country, you cannot 'act freely' and you have many constraints. So if you are a person who likes to express your thoughts freely then it will be hard to be happy. For a diverse country to come together, we could ask 'what attracts us to this country and what values and traditions which are positive and help gel different different people/cultures'?
Especially so when he already spent half his life in govt and politics. With the ever increasingly toxic online environment vs his current "freedom" and salary... i also wont wanna return to politics unless absolutely necessary. Lol
In the long run, the "Rest" of world will prevail in economics terms plus population sizes over the West . Better for Singaporeans to re-orientate our economic activities based on future needs of the "Rest" i.e. BRICS, Asean , African countries + Latin America.
right.... some of those u mentioned are places where the strong rules and the weak obeys. 1 or few holds most of the power while the rest just "suck it up".
He is incredibly wise, knowing that China observes every move of asian countries he openly sucks it's boots, but at the same time maintaining an amazing relation with the West.
George, dont just share your experience hypothetically - put it into action and be proactive, not just thereotically. I bessech you and I believe many Sgaporeans feel the same - run for Presidency, someone most Sgaporeans would be proud, unlike the Present one who is nothing but a ghostly figure. Like you rightly pointed out, dont be arrogant and reject the wishes of Sg.
Why you ask George to take up a ceremonial position? We all know this right? He will be forced to be a puppet on a string. Please, don't suggest this. It's an insult to George. You can see how he analyzed and conclude issues. You want him to be like this current one. Come on!
@@michaellee3314 Well, thats my point. The Presidency has been turned into a joke. Its not meant to be a puppet post. Which is why someone of George's calibre is the right person to be a guardian of the country's reserves , with his own wisdom, a true guardian, one that has the welfare of Sg at heart,not like the previous Presidents since inception, the worst is the current makcik.
@@konchoktrinley5438 The Presidency has always been a ceremonial post. Only the govt added the responsibility of taking care of our national reserve. Even that is just a formality. You think the President can say yes or no when any issue has passed parliamentary approval? George is too smart to take over a post that can be done by a pea brain.
Haha, What he is saying is the the role of the President is just to be the yes-man to the government and his is not prepared nor is he the that kind of person - a puppet essentially. He saw what happened to OTC. I do think he can play a very useful role to be a voice outside of the tight confines of the government. Helping the PAP and in so doing helping Singapore.
IMO, all these visits by American Congress legislators showed that US has the malicious intention to surrepetiously shift its "one China policy" to "one China, one Taiwan policy". In other words, US is trying to create an "illusion of truth" to the international community that Taiwan is not part of China. Thus, I think it is only right and lawful that China has to give a strong response (by whatever manner or forms deemed necessary) to show to the international community that nobody can change the very fact that Taiwan is an integral part of China and thus, China has the sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the wholeTaiwan Strait region. Both sides of the Taiwan Strait is one family (两岸一家亲) = 一中 The current "one China" status quo across the Taiwan Strait must remain unchanged .... it must not be changed unilaterally.
Whether Chinese, Indian, western, eastern, mid eastern, S american, african etc their cultures are largely imbedded in language. To build trust between all races of humans on earth, clear 2 way communication is key. With real time hyper accurate AI enabled audio and visual translation between all languages, human beings might one day possibly move towards this state of being.
why rely on AI when people can learn the language and culture of others. It may be faster for people to learn another language + culture than AI to be free of translation/cultural errors, etc.
@@DragonX2X7 So that industry leaders and political thinkers/appt holders from all walks of life and every corner of the globe can come to Singapore MICE and discuss face to face in real time, without a human interpreter, all the important issues concerning the world without learning 342587493 languages to the highest proficiency levels. After that they can all HUAT AR! at the MBS casino.
Angmohs: Man is made in the image of God. Chinese: God is made in the image of man. God was modelled after ancient rulers. In today's word, God is by the top 1%, of the top 1%, and for the top 1%. Look at the top 1% and you would be able to see the vivid image of God. Can you name a sage from the western world? They have non. If you have a beautiful brain, then Chinese can offer you the chance to use it fully. Ha ha ha!
There is this term 腾挪 which I learned in China content back in 2021, it is a term describing Wei Qi (Go) move. It is a good description of China move and worthy for rest of us in Asean to look at and cross reference as we observe future development.
As an Ex BG in the Army and Ex foreign Minister, his understanding on the geopolitical is extremely disappointing. US is not the problem, ccp china is the regional troublemaker.
@@deschan2246 One of my family members have engaged with numerous Presidents/Prime Ministers of various Asian countries ... I'd say proportionately actually more countries find US to be a problem, though Singapore is one of the fortunate outliers which benefit more from US dominance. There's more than meets the eye when you meet people in the inner circle.
@@teokl6150 i dont have the same connection as you but I do read and research history and deep pondering to make my comment. US is no troublemaker in this region.
@@deschan2246 If your research sources are primarily online with English as the language medium (p.s. most are unable to read sources in Chinese, Malay or other Asian languages), you'd get a very skewed picture as history is written by the victors.
I disagree with him on so many levels, as well as his obviously pro-China stance. Every sentence he says is a barb towards the USA, which means this man has lost his neutrality. Thankfully he is not in politics.
I’ve always found GY very listenable, but it seems he’s changed. I no longer find his observations entirely credible or objective, which is disappointing but not surprising since his 屁股决定了脑袋。he’s not as shameless as Kishore though, but I’ve one less person worth listening to
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Much appreciation to Mr George Yeo. It is interesting that his pivotal views here coincides with Singapore's 4G leadership
Views Coincide with clueless incompetents is never good
@@deschan2246 Don't exactly know what U are referring to. But little knowledge is dangerous
@@lingdawyeu6005 - according to UA-cam admin, he has been posting comments almost non-stop for the past 12 hours. May be he is a bit tired now.
@@darylsenior6477 Perhaps 👍
@@lingdawyeu6005 "not exactly know"? Is not surprising as it coincides with your original comment. Pretty clueless n ignorant.
Great insight, Mr. George Yeo! It’s Singapore’s loss you are not leading the country
Amazing wisdom....No wonder Singapore is so successful....It has good leaders...
George Yeo, as we all know, is and can be a great leader with a great mind and understanding of the world. It was emotional seeing him talked about not taking up the position as the president, due to the fact that he was forsaken by those he chose to believe in. A clear answer of "I am not happy" sums it all up. (Why would I be of your service if you don't cherish and respect what I am doing.) Hope Mr. Yeo continues to be vocal in his thoughts for many years to come if all is well. Thank you.
We are too naive to put our investments into Suzhou, Kwangtung and Tianjin and think we can get our investment back. China will just swallow your investments and we won't recoup our losses. This is too naive bro. All companies that have invested in China have their products pirated and being sold by China SOEs bro.
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@@deschan2246 what you mean? I think he too pro China bro
@@corellianjedi2483
He is pro china.
Down to earth man. Intelligent, articulate and honest. 👍
Love the thought that has gone into all the issues raised, as well as the aspirational vision laid forth for what Singaporeans should be. Thanks for capturing this, ST!
Excellent journalist, poised, articulated, profound.
The way he talks reminds me of LKY. Maybe he frequently talked to him or was his sparring partner? He is more fitted to be an embassador, an academic, a thinker, a philosophist, theorist or writer. He doesnt like to be told what to think and behave as a president. He wants to be his own man.
Immense respect👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 hopefully we can have more future leaders like him
The democratic process is great but comes at a cost of having people like George removed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Only in the critical turmoil where we are in current geopolitics do we start asking him questions. We need to reflect and reconsider our voting decisions looking forward - we can't vote just for members skilled only in domestic issues, we need people who can see the bigger picture.
Mr. Yeo is really a very high standard wise man in Singapore with deep historical and international geo political view. Hope he can join the leaders for Singapore in some way.
As a Singaporean, no thanks!
A wise man. He should stay as foreign minister...
Wise? From this interview, not anymore
A very, good Son of Singapore. Tremendous respect.
Great man with big heart for all Singaporeans and the world. It’s a pity that he is not a president of Singapore.
Wat so great?
I can understand what he meant the President needs to be a person of discipline. When you represent a country, you cannot 'act freely' and you have many constraints. So if you are a person who likes to express your thoughts freely then it will be hard to be happy. For a diverse country to come together, we could ask 'what attracts us to this country and what values and traditions which are positive and help gel different different people/cultures'?
Especially so when he already spent half his life in govt and politics. With the ever increasingly toxic online environment vs his current "freedom" and salary... i also wont wanna return to politics unless absolutely necessary. Lol
A national treasure.
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George is a wonderful gift to Singapore. He could give more to Singapore by not being prime minister or president.
Excellent 🇸🇬♥️✌️🙏👍💪🌟🌞🪙🥇
A great man with far sighted insights.
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He can give candid comments and answers because he's not in the govt.
US and china's relationship, George Yeo, the best person to answer
It should be George Yeo, Former Foreign Minister of Singapore
if Mr LKY is still alive, he will share the same thoughts to encourage the 4G leaders of Singapore. Good, advise from you. Speaks just like LKY
George yeo is getting wiser after leaving politics.
I think as a politician he needed to be more restraint and politically correct. Now as a civilian, he can be himself - finally
Did he?
I think this further confirms that the office of the President of Singapore is one of little significance albeit with great prestige.
In the long run, the "Rest" of world will prevail in economics terms plus population sizes over the West . Better for Singaporeans to re-orientate our economic activities based on future needs of the "Rest" i.e. BRICS, Asean , African countries + Latin America.
right.... some of those u mentioned are places where the strong rules and the weak obeys. 1 or few holds most of the power while the rest just "suck it up".
Tq. David.
Hear, hear, Lawrence Wong and his team.
He is incredibly wise, knowing that China observes every move of asian countries he openly sucks it's boots, but at the same time maintaining an amazing relation with the West.
It’d be nice to have a President Yeo even if it’s a ceremonial leadership role.
OG is still the best….🙏 just hope to see the rest of the present leadership have this in them.
Good observations
George, dont just share your experience hypothetically - put it into action and be proactive, not just thereotically. I bessech you and I believe many Sgaporeans feel the same - run for Presidency, someone most Sgaporeans would be proud, unlike the Present one who is nothing but a ghostly figure. Like you rightly pointed out, dont be arrogant and reject the wishes of Sg.
Why you ask George to take up a ceremonial position? We all know this right? He will be forced to be a puppet on a string. Please, don't suggest this. It's an insult to George. You can see how he analyzed and conclude issues. You want him to be like this current one. Come on!
I prefer to see George Yeo in his current carefree position. Otherwise we will never have the luxury to hear his view without much censorship
@@michaellee3314 Well, thats my point. The Presidency has been turned into a joke. Its not meant to be a puppet post. Which is why someone of George's calibre is the right person to be a guardian of the country's reserves , with his own wisdom, a true guardian, one that has the welfare of Sg at heart,not like the previous Presidents since inception, the worst is the current makcik.
@@konchoktrinley5438 The Presidency has always been a ceremonial post. Only the govt added the responsibility of taking care of our national reserve. Even that is just a formality. You think the President can say yes or no when any issue has passed parliamentary approval? George is too smart to take over a post that can be done by a pea brain.
Haha,
What he is saying is the the role of the President is just to be the yes-man to the government and his is not prepared nor is he the that kind of person - a puppet essentially. He saw what happened to OTC. I do think he can play a very useful role to be a voice outside of the tight confines of the government. Helping the PAP and in so doing helping Singapore.
IMO, all these visits by American Congress legislators showed that US has the malicious intention to surrepetiously shift its "one China policy" to "one China, one Taiwan policy".
In other words, US is trying to create an "illusion of truth" to the international community that Taiwan is not part of China.
Thus, I think it is only right and lawful that China has to give a strong response (by whatever manner or forms deemed necessary) to show to the international community that nobody can change the very fact that Taiwan is an integral part of China and thus, China has the sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the wholeTaiwan Strait region.
Both sides of the Taiwan Strait is one family (两岸一家亲) = 一中
The current "one China" status quo across the Taiwan Strait must remain unchanged .... it must not be changed unilaterally.
Whether Chinese, Indian, western, eastern, mid eastern, S american, african etc their cultures are largely imbedded in language. To build trust between all races of humans on earth, clear 2 way communication is key. With real time hyper accurate AI enabled audio and visual translation between all languages, human beings might one day possibly move towards this state of being.
why rely on AI when people can learn the language and culture of others. It may be faster for people to learn another language + culture than AI to be free of translation/cultural errors, etc.
@@DragonX2X7 So that industry leaders and political thinkers/appt holders from all walks of life and every corner of the globe can come to Singapore MICE and discuss face to face in real time, without a human interpreter, all the important issues concerning the world without learning 342587493 languages to the highest proficiency levels. After that they can all HUAT AR! at the MBS casino.
George Yeo is far better than any of the PM candidates especially joker CCS
He talks in contextual terms and not everybody can grasp what he means except some.
What is Yeo's motive? He has long been disavowed by his erstwhile constituents
the grey thumbnail made me think he passed away 😅
Angmohs: Man is made in the image of God.
Chinese: God is made in the image of man. God was modelled after ancient rulers. In today's word, God is by the top 1%, of the top 1%, and for the top 1%. Look at the top 1% and you would be able to see the vivid image of God.
Can you name a sage from the western world? They have non.
If you have a beautiful brain, then Chinese can offer you the chance to use it fully.
Ha ha ha!
Singaporean must learn the History of Great China. More than 5 thousands years.
he is more fitting for a foreign minister position rather than president
Lei HimLong never ask him becos the fb dms is in the running.
Recently very active in interviews and giving talks? Probably the next candidate for presidential election.
Don't forget there is a Prof He who (though not medically qualified) have been giving medical advice vociferously.
There is this term 腾挪 which I learned in China content back in 2021, it is a term describing Wei Qi (Go) move. It is a good description of China move and worthy for rest of us in Asean to look at and cross reference as we observe future development.
China plays more weiqi than xiangqi...
As an Ex BG in the Army and Ex foreign Minister, his understanding on the geopolitical is extremely disappointing. US is not the problem, ccp china is the regional troublemaker.
There is no innocent party in geopolitics
@@teokl6150 for this case, there is
@@deschan2246 One of my family members have engaged with numerous Presidents/Prime Ministers of various Asian countries ... I'd say proportionately actually more countries find US to be a problem, though Singapore is one of the fortunate outliers which benefit more from US dominance. There's more than meets the eye when you meet people in the inner circle.
@@teokl6150 i dont have the same connection as you but I do read and research history and deep pondering to make my comment. US is no troublemaker in this region.
@@deschan2246 If your research sources are primarily online with English as the language medium (p.s. most are unable to read sources in Chinese, Malay or other Asian languages), you'd get a very skewed picture as history is written by the victors.
Why this guy still around ?! 😄 PAP Government is much overdue !
George Yeo Dickson Yeo. All surname Yeo. Why the Yeo clan is so unique in Singapore ?
But everybody prefers to be "Teo Beh Pio" rather than Teo Covid.
Upward to the higher planets🤔😊
Good to know Mr George Yeo will adjust to my big wood
Don't be president lah! Be a nobody like the Great Asia, then you can talk something you can't talk as George Yeo. Ha ha ha!
He learn dialectics from CCP?
Or maybe hidden at his pillow is the Little Mao Red Book.
Jai Hinduja. We need to vote in a wise President.
Warning Singapore. Be prepared for war before it's too late. Balance 28 year's.
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Rich people bought HKU
Wise person
Not to be a president
I disagree with him on so many levels, as well as his obviously pro-China stance. Every sentence he says is a barb towards the USA, which means this man has lost his neutrality. Thankfully he is not in politics.
Lose lose ? 同归于尽？
非也！
Singapore Presidents always clearly but another country is not clear.
I’ve always found GY very listenable, but it seems he’s changed. I no longer find his observations entirely credible or objective, which is disappointing but not surprising since his 屁股决定了脑袋。he’s not as shameless as Kishore though, but I’ve one less person worth listening to