Serious Wandering Scholar George Warns Sinkies To Tahan 30 Years Of Yankee-Chink Rivalry! He's A Scholar, So You Must Listen To Him! LOL!

[JohnTan]

SINGAPORE - Singapore should prepare for "easily" up to 30 years of competition between the United States and China, which could take the form of skirmishes off the sea or proxy wars, said former foreign minister George Yeo on Tuesday (Jan 11).

To avoid being caught in between and to maintain sovereignty, he suggested that Singapore work on reconnecting with its South-east Asian neighbours and establishing its own identity - one where being Singaporean means being "bigger" than just a nationality.

Mr Yeo, who is currently a visiting scholar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, was speaking as a panellist at a curtain-raiser for the annual Singapore Perspectives conference organised by the Institute of Policy Studies think-tank.

This year's event, with the theme "City", comprises seven virtual forums on Jan 13 and 17, and a physical conference on Jan 24.

Asked by moderator and ambassador-at-large Chan Heng Chee if he saw Singapore being among the great cities in the region and the world in the next two decades or so, Mr Yeo said that if the Republic can position itself well in a flourishing Asia, its prospects would be bright.

"There's no guarantee because we're in competition with others. There's always the possibility that we may make bad mistakes," he added.

"For example, the current tension between the US and China will mark this period of history and it will go on for years to come… sometimes high tension, sometimes low tension."

Mr Yeo said that if Singapore remains just a city-state, it would find itself frequently between a rock and a hard place.

Singapore thus needs to organically "reroot" itself in the region and become a capital city of Asean, he added, noting Singapore's links to other members of the 10-nation bloc through their sizeable communities here.

Working through Asean, Singapore can better navigate the big powers - not by taking sides, but by leaning "a little to the other side" in the event anyone pushes Singapore too hard.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...up-to-30-years-of-us-china-rivalry-george-yeo

 

[Hypocrite-The]

The USA is fucked if the rivalry drags on that long

 

[JohnTan]

The USA is fucked if the rivalry drags on that long

George is a scholar. According to our islamists, scholars are very powerful. You must listen to them and they speak for everyone in the community. If a scholar says we must be prepared for tensions between the chinks and yankees, it means we must be prepared! LOL

 

[Hypocrite-The]

George is a scholar. According to our islamists, scholars are very powerful. You must listen to them and they speak for everyone in the community. If a scholar says we must be prepared for tensions between the chinks and yankees, it means we must be prepared! LOL

And look at the Islamic world now ..