Xi Jinping’s crackdown on China corruption follows well-worn path
(6 Sep) - Real aim is to boost flagging support for Communist party. “China’s Communist leadership has warned its members that incompetence and corruption threaten the party’s grip on power, calling for urgent action to improve governance and fight graft.” That could have been written any time in the past few months...
Singapore’s leadership style won’t work in Hong Kong
Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's prime minister. Photo: Bloomberg (6 Sep) - Bernard Chan says in style and substance, it cannot be replicated here. Singapore's prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, made his annual policy address a few weeks ago. Not surprisingly, it was front-page news in Singapore. But it also hit the headlines...
A Korean’s view of Singapore
(4 Sep) - We know the recipe to Singapore’s success but can’t use it because it doesn’t meet our inborn tastes. The Singaporean miracle is a well-known success story. Singapore is a city-state built on practical and pro-market capitalism. In just several decades after independence, the tiny former British colony off the...
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