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The Grand Master's Insights on China, the United States, and the World
The MIT Press
February 2013
On Sale: February 1, 2013
224 pages ISBN: 0262019124 EAN: 9780262019125 Kindle: B00BFDLH3K Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers,
diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of
modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990,
has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the
world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for
transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic
success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics
of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to
Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British
prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have
recognized his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert
Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised
his accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from
interviews, speeches, and Lee's voluminous published
writings and presents them in an engaging question and
answer format. Lee offers his assessment of China's future, asserting,
among other things, that "China will want to share this
century as co-equals with the U.S." He affirms the United
States' position as the world's sole superpower but
expresses dismay at the vagaries of its political system. He
offers strategic advice for dealing with China and goes on
to discuss India's future, Islamic terrorism, economic
growth, geopolitics and globalization, and democracy. Lee
does not pull his punches, offering his unvarnished opinions
on multiculturalism, the welfare state, education, and the
free market. This little book belongs on the reading list of
every world leader -- including the one who takes the oath
of office on January 20, 2013.
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