Signs of desperation at LHL’s warning about demise of the TPP?
Most commentators in the local and foreign press seems certain that Lee Hsien Loong's recent warning of the possible demise of TPP as frustration and exasperation over the US election campaign. I think there may be signs of desperation in it. That there is a backlash against free trade and globalisation is without doubt. For...
Delusional clown or principled statesman?
Lee Hsien Loong has angered China with his veiled but public criticism of the giant's actions in the South China seas. Reading through the below account by SCMP on the chronology of the events, one cannot help but ponder: 1. Why did Lee choose to chide a major economic and military power so publicly instead of quietly working...
Human Rights Watch: State Visit by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Dear President Obama, As you prepare for the state visit of Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on August 2, 2016, we write to highlight key human rights concerns that we hope you will raise in both public and private with Prime Minister Lee. These include issues of freedom of speech, assembly, and association, and...
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