sad to say Chinese are a pathetic lot too, 75% of the population, and no balls to declare SG as a Chinese country back then. LKY said in parliament, soon after independence, a Chinese clan leader went to see him and wanted Chinese to be the 1st official language. LKY told him off - you are crazy, SG can't survive like that, how to do business ? 85% of the 75% Chinese were Chinese speaking, 15% were Peranakan / English speaking. the Chinese speaking population would have united and kicked out the PAP govt in election if they refused to upgrade the status of the Chinese language. those Chinese educated leaders did nothing back then. LKY gradually destroyed Chinese language and culture in the next 30 years. LKY won.